๐ซ๐ฎ Rauma is a town and municipality on the west coast of Finland, 92 km (57ย mi) north of Turku, and 50 km (31ย mi) south of Pori. Its neighbouring municipalities are Eura, Eurajoki, Laitila and Pyhรคranta. Granted town privileges in 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known for its paper and maritime industry, high quality lace (since the 18th century) and the old wooden architecture of the city centre (Old Rauma, Vanha Rauma), which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Rauma is located between Turku and Pori by the national road 8 (E8). Finnish national road 12 starts from Rauma and it was extended to the Port of Rauma in 2008.
A railway connection from Kokemรคki is in active freight use, as there is a straight connection to the heavy industry areas and to the port of Rauma. The rail passenger traffic ended in 1988.
Satakunnan Liikenne Oy runs the local bus traffic and it has 3 lines in Rauma. The hub for the local buses is located in Savila while the Long distance buses operate from Rauma bus station. The long distance buses take passengers directly to Pori and Turku and to Tampere and Helsinki with one transfer at Huittinen.
The nearest airport is located in Pori. The port of Rauma serves only freight ships on frequent basis.
1Rauma has a population of over 39,000 people. Rauma also forms the centre of the wider Rauma District which has a population of over 65,613 people. It is also a part of the larger Satakunta Region.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Rauma has links with:
๐ฎ๐ธ Garรฐabรฆr, Iceland ๐ธ๐ช Gรคvle, Sweden ๐ณ๐ด Gjรธvik, Norway ๐ญ๐บ Kaposvรกr, Hungary ๐ท๐บ Kolpino, Russia ๐ฉ๐ฐ Nรฆstved, Denmark๐ณ๐ด Hermansverk 61.194
๐บ๐ธ Knik-Fairview 61.517
๐ณ๐ด Lillehammer 61.115
๐ท๐บ Nefteyugansk 61.092
๐ซ๐ฎ Lappeenranta 61.067
๐ท๐บ Khanty-Mansiysk 61.003
๐ซ๐ฎ Hรคmeenlinna 60.997
๐ท๐บ Nizhnevartovsk 60.966
๐ต๐ฑ Miลsk Mazowiecki 21.567
๐ต๐ฑ Ostroลฤka 21.571
๐ธ๐ฐ Vranov nad Topฤพou 21.667
Locations Near: Rauma 21.5,61.1333
๐ซ๐ฎ Pori 21.795,61.486 d: 42.3
๐ซ๐ฎ Satakunta 22,61.333 d: 34.8
๐ซ๐ฎ Turku 22.252,60.453 d: 86
๐ซ๐ฎ Salรฒ 23.125,60.388 d: 121.1
๐ฆ๐ฝ Mariehamn 19.935,60.097 d: 143.4
๐ซ๐ฎ Vaasa 21.617,63.1 d: 218.8
๐ซ๐ฎ Seinรคjoki 22.841,62.789 d: 197
๐ซ๐ฎ Raseborg 23.433,59.967 d: 167.3
Antipodal to: Rauma -158.5,-61.133
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15382.2
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15116.1
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14713.5
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14648
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11018.8
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10911.5
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10895.4
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 10892.5