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Raisio
Reso | |
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Town | |
| Raision kaupunki Reso stad | |
 Market place in Raisio | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Raisio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°29′09″N 22°10′09″E / 60.48583°N 22.16917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| First records | 1292 |
| City rights | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Ari Korhonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 50.06 km2 (19.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 306th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 25,519 |
| • Rank | 40th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 523.36/km2 (1,355.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 86.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.4% |
| • Others | 12% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.2% |
| • 65 or older | 23.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | raisio |
Raisio (Finnish: [ˈrɑi̯sio]; Swedish: Reso) is a town in Finland, located in the Southwest Finland region. It lies north of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Raisio is approximately 26,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 350,000. It is the 40th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku ja Kaarina.
The town of Raisio has a land area of 48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi),[1] and has about 5 kilometres (3 mi) of coastline to the Bay of Raisio at its southern tip.
The coat of arms of Raisio is inspired by Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the medieval stone church of Raisio parish. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved for use on 23 April 1954.[6]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 124. ISBN 951-773-085-3.