Raisio
Raisio
Reso | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Raision kaupunki Reso stad | |
Market place in Raisio | |
Location of Raisio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°29′09″N 22°10′09″E / 60.48583°N 22.16917°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| First records | 1292 |
| City rights | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Ari Korhonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 50.06 km2 (19.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 306th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 25,817 |
| • Rank | 40th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 529.47/km2 (1,371.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 85% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.4% |
| • Others | 13.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.2% |
| • 65 or older | 23.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | raisio |
Raisio (Finnish: [ˈrɑi̯sio]; Swedish: Reso) is a town in Finland, located in the Southwest Finland region. It lies north of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Raisio is approximately 26,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 352,000. It is the 40th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku ja Kaarina.
The town of Raisio has a land area of 48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi), and has about 5 kilometres (3 mi) of coastline to the Bay of Raisio at its southern tip.
The coat of arms of Raisio is inspired by Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the medieval stone church of Raisio parish. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved for use on 23 April 1954.