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Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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. The town is strongly associated with the steel industry, through the huge Rautaruukki steel mill as well as Finnish rules baseball (pesäpallo) through the Pattijoki team.
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Built in 1912 using granite stone from the archipelago outside Raahe.
A statue of Finland's longest serving president, Urho Kekkonen.
One of the biggest steel mills in Europe, and a major employer in Raahe.
The sea museum of Raahe. Lots of stuff about seafaring and the oldest scuba gear in the world.
Old Raahe is also worth seeing, it covers a big area from the centre and consists of very old wooden houses. The market-square in Old Raahe is the Finland's second best preserved square-shaped empire style marketplace.
The tower house
A good view over Raahe and especially over the archipelago. They have a Chinese restaurant which serves delicious Chinese food.
A remarkable movie theatre!
In the summer season, you can go and see a match of pesäpallo - Finnish rules baseball. Pattijoen Urheilijat of the highest pesäpallo league (Superpesis) plays their home games at Rännäri field which is located in Pattijoki village, 5 km from Raahe.
Inside the bus station. Traditional Finnish Grill cuisine. Veggie burger is definitely worth checking out, as well as tonnari (tuna burger). You should also try out the cornerstone of Finnish Grill food, Käristemakkara.
A pizzeria with good pizzas but terrible service.
According to some the best Finnish grill cuisine. The kebab in this place is rumored to be the best in Finland.
Competes with Take Away about the best Finnish grill cuisine title. It's just a matter of opinion.
Armenian restaurant in Kirkkokatu, not very chic but the food is great. The only Armenian restaurant in northern Finland.
Youth Cafe Cuppi
Over 100 different coffees and very good filled rolls.
A bakery with a cafe.
Very cheap pint. Billiards table, darts, video games, jukebox, Internet.
No blues in music selections, only in the people. Be careful.
A trailer park at the shore, some kilometers north of Raahe.
The price includes a ticket to the nearby swimming centre Vesipekka, WiFi in the room and breakfast.
In the city centre.
Handicrafts.
Music store.
Music store.
By bus
The only form public transportation to Raahe is the bus, as the railway is used for goods transport only. Buses traveling on the section between Oulu and Kokkola (ie.
By train
Ruukki (33 km) and Vihanti (37 km) are the nearest train stations on the Helsinki–Oulu railway.
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