• avoid social contacts, meet as few people as possible, do not attend any gatherings
• do not organise any parties or other events now, postpone them to a later date 
• wear a mask if you go shopping or take a train, bus or metro 
• maintain a safe distance of 2 metres from others 
• wash your hands, cough in your sleeve. 
• download the Koronavilkku app to your mobile phone 
• if you experience any symptoms, get tested immediately

If you have symptoms of respiratory tract inflammation

If you have mild respiratory tract infection symptoms, such as rhinitis, cough, throat pain, muscle pain, or fever, stay at home to rest and recuperate. Stay home until the symptoms go away.

If you need more advise call the corona counselling service phone at Raahe Hospital: 040 135 8530 Mon-Fri 8 am – 3 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am – 4 pm. The telephone service is provided in Finnish and English.

Joint Municipal Authority of Wellbeing in Raahe District report on August 23th:

On Saturday August 22th was reported a mass exposure to coronavirus in Raahe. Those who have visited the Pub Raahen Oluthuone (address Kauppakatu 52) during the past 2-3 weeks are adviced to follow symptoms fitting to corona and to seek healthcare when having even minor symptoms such as rhinitis, cough, throat pain, muscle pain or fever.

The services and the facilities are closed

Raahe temporarily closes public meeting places 13.3.2020–13.5.2020. Closed places at this point are:

The following signs are associated with the coronavirus infection: fever, cough, shortness of breath and muscle pain and/or tiredness. f you suspect you have the coronavirus, stay home if you have mild symptoms. If your overall condition gets worse, please call: 

• the Oulu University Hospital’s health guidance helpline, tel. +358 8 315 2655 (open 24/7)
• coronavirus guidance helpline in Raahe, tel. +358 40 1358 530 (open from 10 to 16).

It is important to call before you arrive to protect others from possible exposure.

The City of Raahe wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020!

Travelling by plane, but missing the link to the Oulu Airport?

Convenient taxi service makes travelling easier. OTAXI provides demand responsive airport transportation by minibus between Oulu Airport and Raahe each weekday 4 times a day to both directions. The costs per passenger are from 30 to 45 euros depending on the length of the journey. Children and groups get a discount.

Enrollment to music playschool through Wilma (content in Finnish) is on until August 12. Children from 0 to 6-year-olds attend music playschool and 7-10-year-olds to a music training group. In music playschool the child’s interest in and love for music is cultivated through singing, rhyming, playing, moving and listening.

Singing, music, playing and friends – all that is needed in an enjoyable music playschool!

For locals, tourists, kids, adults, seniors - all of us...

Summer season 2019 in Raahe is full of events!

Take a minute to explore the variety of our events, choose the best ones or visit them all, and remember to tip your friends also.

Our main events are:

26.-30.6. Pekanpäivät

12.-13.7. Raahe Maritime Festival

The maritime weekend in Raahe full of great experiences includes a lot of different activities for the whole family both at land and at sea on July 12th and 13th 2019. The fifth annual event, which has been popular in the previous years, features the idyllic Raahe Museum beach district. There are many events happening in Pikkulahti also!