Raseborg

Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a toun an municipality o Finland. It wis creatit on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities o Ekenäs, Karis an Pohja wur consolidatit intae a single toun.^[5]

Raseborg Raseborg – Raasepori
Toun
Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki
Castle o Raseborg
Coat airms
Location o Raseborg in Finland
Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E
Kintra	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Raseborg sub-region
Charter	2009
Govrenment
• Toun manager	Mårten Johansson
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	2354.24 km2 (908.98 sq mi)
• Laund	1147.70 km2 (443.13 sq mi)
• Water	1206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi)
Area rank	67t lairgest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)[2]
• Total	27,344
• Rank	39t lairgest in Finland
• Density	23.83/km2 (61.7/sq mi)
Population bi native leid [3]
• Swedish	7,001,662,000,000,000,000♠66.2% (offeecial)
• Finnish	7,001,310,000,000,000,000♠31% (offeecial)
• Ithers	7,000,280,000,000,100,000♠2.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 tae 14	7,001,163,000,000,000,000♠16.3%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,635,000,000,000,000♠63.5%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,202,000,000,000,000♠20.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.raseborg.fi

The toun haes a population o 27,344 (28 Februar 2023)^[2] an covers an aurie o 2,354.24 square kilometre (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km² (465.82 sq mi) is watter.^[1] The population density is 23.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.7/sq mi).

The name o the new toun is based on the Castle o Raseborg locatit in Ekenäs, or umwhile in the municipality o Snappertuna. Historically the name o the coonty wis Raseborg in the 14t century an aw.

The toun is bilingual, wi majority (66.2%) being Swadish an minority (31%) Finnish speakers.

In Februar 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered intae a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" wi Makana Municipality in Sooth Africae. The project, which is tae last three years, seeks tae facilitate information sharin in the fields o economic development, airts & cultur, weemen development, youth development, an education.^[6]

Politics

Results o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Raseborg:

• Swadish Fowkpairty 42.7%
• Social Democratic Pairty 30.1%
• Naitional Coalition Pairty 7.6%
• True Finns 6.4%
• Green League 5.3%
• Left Alliance 3.4%
• Centre Party 1.9%
• Christian Democrats 1,5%