About Raisio

Raisio is a forward-looking city with many possibilities. Raisio is the home town of more than 25,000 inhabitants and more than 1,500 companies in Finland proper, in the Turku region. The area of ​​Raisio is 50 square kilometers.

Raisio's largest employers can be found in the service sector and industry. This is also evidenced by the city's growth: in 1900, there were just under 2,000 Raisio residents. At the moment, there are 25,028 people from Raisio (situation on 18 October 2022).

The employment situation at Raisio is excellent. In August 2022, there were 805 unemployed job seekers and the unemployment rate was 6.9%. The city's tax rate is 20.25. 

Sister cities

The city of Raisio has three sister cities. The cities are Sigtuna in Sweden, Csongrád in Hungary and Elmshorn in Germany. In addition, Raisio has the godmother municipality of Padise in Estonia, which is now part of the municipality of Lääne-Harju.

Raisio has a long history

The oldest known document about Raisio dates from 1292. It is Kaarle Kustaanpoika's will, in which Raisio Elaus is assigned 10 marks of money. Raisio became a borough in 1966 and a city in 1974.

Raisio was an agricultural area for a long time. The prosperity of Raisio's peasants was widely known, as more than 30 mills in the region milled prosperity in abundance. Agriculture is also behind the success of the city's most significant industrial facility: Raisio Group started as a mill company.

New archaeological discoveries are also shaping the image of Raisio. For example, in the excavations of Ihalan Mulli, remains of several iron age and early medieval buildings have been found. The objects excavated from the field tell about the long use of the place.