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Old Rauma is the largest uniform wooden town in the Nordic countries, and is a since the 550th anniversary of the city. The oldest inhabited buildings date back to the 17th century. Some of the architecture may make you think you're in southern Sweden or Denmark (e.g. the city hall with its straight yellow walls and brick roof), or the Baltics (the wooden houses with their decorated details). Compared to the wooden old town of Porvoo, the streets are wider and the houses tidier but because of that it also seems less lively.
Old Rauma is the wooden centre of the town of Rauma, Finland. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991 because of its unique wooden architecture and its well-preserved medieval town layout. It is one of the only medieval towns in Finland.
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Pyhän ristin kirkko
A former Franciscan monastery, now a Lutheran church, built in the 15th century. Medieval wall and ceiling paintings.
A typical building in Old Rauma built in the 18th century. It presents the living conditions and life of the 19th and 20th century. Inhabitants have included sailors, bobbin lace makers, a blacksmith and a firefighter.
A beautiful museum presenting the home of a ship-owner from the turn of the 20th century, at the culmination of Rauma seafaring skill.