General information on Rauma

City of Rauma was founded in 1442 and will celebrate 575th anniversary in 2017.

Geography and environment

• Land area 495 square kilometres
• Sea area 626 square kilometres
• Distances: Helsinki 240 km, Tampere 140 km, Turku 92 km, Pori 50 km

Population

• 39 809 (2015)
• 80 inhabitants per km2 land
• 125 Swedish-speaking, 0,3 % of population
• 1377 other nationalities, 3,5 % of population

Industry, Employment ja Economy

• Workplaces 16 176 (2014)
• Enterprises 2 452 (2015)
• Biggest employers: City of Rauma, UPM-Kymmene Oyj, Euroports Rauma Oy, Oras Oy, Rolls-Royce Oy, Osuuskauppa Keula
• Unemployment rate 11,7 % (31.10.2016)
• Municipal tax rate 20,0 (2016)