Raahe

Raahe is a city in the Oulu province, 74 km south of the city of Oulu. With 24,000 inhabitants in 2021, Raahe is the third largest town in the region. Wikivoyage

Population 23,797 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Finland

• 000AnyAll emergencies
• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Finland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Urho Kekkosen patsas Memorial · 550 m
• Raahen museo Museum · 730 m
• Soveliuksen talo Museum · 710 m
• Elomaan sahan jäännökset Ruins · 210 m
• Galleria myötätuuli Gallery · 250 m
• Yksimielisyydessä Isänmaan Turva Memorial · 290 m
• Pertti Vuoren ateljee Gallery · 290 m
• Siirtomatkallaan nukkuneiden Karjalaisten muistoksi Memorial · 310 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Rantajatsit

   July

   A jazz festival in a scenic setting by the sea in late July

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Raahe); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Thai 3
• Pizza 3
• Asian 2
• Burger 1
• Sandwich 1
• Chinese 1
• Argentinian 1
• Tex-mex 1

All 14 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Rantapuisto 410 m across 690 m
• Pikkulahden ranta 440 m across 900 m
• Velkaperänpuisto 400 m across 920 m
• Pikiruukinpuisto 280 m across 870 m

Getting around

• Raahen linja-autoasema 50 m
• Raahen taksiasema 70 m

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