Raseborg
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Raseborg (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately 27,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 40,000. It is the Script error: No such module "Ordinal". most populous municipality in Finland.
Raseborg was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pojo were consolidated into a single town,[1] creating the largest Swedish-speaking-majority city of Finland in terms of population. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as the administrative center of Raseborg. The name of the new town is based on the Raseborg Castle located in Ekenäs, or formerly in the municipality of Snappertuna. Historically the name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century.
Raseborg 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.[2] The population density is 23.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.5/sq mi).
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The coat of arms of Raseborg, introduced in 2009, is inspired by the area's grove biotope and the eight former municipalities that originally belonged to the united municipality, which are symbolized by white windflowers arranged in a circle. The yellow wall crown on top of the green shield in the area therefore belongs to the history of the region and its three fortresses (including the Raseborg Castle).[3] In addition to the coat of arms, the town of Raseborg uses a flag and pennon based on the coat of arms.[4] The coat of arms has attracted criticism for its "non-heraldic structure".[5]
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.[6]
History
Raseborg as a municipal name is a new coinage, but the castle of Raseborg was first mentioned in 1378 as Rasaborge. It acted as the center of the Raseborg slottslän (Finnish: linnalääni) covering western Uusimaa and some parts of Finland Proper such as Kisko.
The area of the modern municipality had eight municipalities at its peak: Ekenäs, Ekenäs landskommun, Snappertuna, Karis, Karis landskommun, Pohja, Tenala and Bromarv. The first merger in the area happened in 1969, when Karis landskommun was merged into Karis. By 2008, only Ekenäs, Pohja and Karis were independent municipalities, forming the modern Raseborg municipality in 2009.[7]
Demographics
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Politics
After the 2021 municipal election the municipal council of Raseborg became the following:[9]
| 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 |
Culture
Sights
See also
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Finland Trip Feedback". Makana Municipality. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yle - Result service - Raasepori - Uudenmaan vaalipiiri - Municipal Elections 2021 - Yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". [[voy:Raseborg#Template:Wikidata|Raseborg]] travel guide from Wikivoyage
- City of Raseborg – Official website Template:In lang
- Makana-Raseborg – blog documenting the progress of the friendship co-operation agreement
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