General information on Rauma

The City of Rauma was founded in 1442. Rauma is the third oldest and 29th largest city in Finland.

Geography and environment

• Land area 495 square kilometres
• Sea area 626 square kilometres
• Distances
  • Helsinki 2.5-3 hours
  • Tampere 2 hours
  • Turku 1 hour
  • Pori 40 minutes

Population

• 38 959 (31.12.2021)
• 79,4 inhabitants per km2 land
• 114 Swedish-speaking, 0.3 % of population (31.12.2020)
• 2 292 other nationalities, 5.9 % of population (31.12.2020)

Industry, Employment and Economy

• Workplaces 16 957 (2018)
• Enterprises 2 540 (Q4, 2020)
• Biggest employers (2021)
  • City of Rauma
  • HKScan Oy – food production
  • Oras Oy – faucet and shower fixture manufacturing
  • Kongsberg Maritime Finland Oy – marine technology
  • Osuuskauppa Keula – retail trade
  • UPM Communication Papers – paper production
• Unemployment rate 9.48 % (31.12.2021)
• Municipal tax rate 20.5 (2022)