Raseborg
Raseborg
Raseborg – Raasepori | |
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Town | |
| Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki | |
 Castle of Raseborg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Raseborg in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Administrative centre | Ekenäs |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Ragnar Lundqvist |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,354.24 km2 (908.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,149.36 km2 (443.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 67th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,209 |
| • Rank | 39th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 23.67/km2 (61.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 63.6% (official) |
| • Finnish | 30.5% |
| • Others | 5.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58% |
| • 65 or older | 27.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.raseborg.fi |
Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a town (administrative area) and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town.[6] Of these, Ekenäs now serves as the administrative center of Raseborg.
The town has a population of 27,209 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,354.24 square kilometres (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi).
The name of the new town is based on the Castle of Raseborg located in Ekenäs, or formerly in the municipality of Snappertuna. Historically the name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century.
The town is bilingual, the majority of the town being Swedish-speakers, taking up two-thirds of the population (66.2%) and Finnish-speakers being the minority, which approximately takes up the remaining one-third of the population (31%).
In February 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with Makana Municipality in South Africa. The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts and culture, women's development, youth development, and education.[7]
Politics
After the 2021 municipal election the municipal council of Raseborg became the following:[8]
| Party | Share of vote (%) | Seats |
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| Swedish People's Party | 49.2 | 23 |
| Social democrats | 27.6 | 12 |
| Greens | 7.5 | 3 |
| National Coalition Party | 5.9 | 2 |
| Left | 4.6 | 2 |
| Finns Party | 4 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Councils Vote to in Favour of Municipal Merger". Yle.fi. YLE. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Finland Trip Feedback". Makana Municipality. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "Yle - Result service - Raasepori - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Municipal Elections 2021 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
Media related to Raseborg at Wikimedia Commons
Raseborg travel guide from Wikivoyage- City of Raseborg – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)
- Makana-Raseborg - blog documenting the progress of the friendship co-operation agreement
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