A city of just the right size. Big enough to contain all the essentials, but still small enough to retain the village-like spirit of helping others. This is what Roippa thinks of his home town of Raahe.

At some point, Roippa noticed that he was becoming an ordinary small-towner who often thought that the grass was greener on the other side of the fence, and his attention seemed to be increasingly focused on the negative.

The home is perfect for Maritta: it has everything she needs, and nothing more. The setting is peaceful and cosy, and the view from the window to the church is stunning at all times of the year. As well as Maritta, her one-year-old dog Ami enjoys life in Raahe’s old town.

Raahe is quite diverse in its housing options. In addition to the compact city centre, the maritime residential areas, the idyllic Old Raahe and the cosy urban areas, Raahe offers charming, communal and nature-friendly villages, located a short drive from the services of the city.

When you drive about ten kilometres south of the city centre, you will come to the village of Haapajoki-Arkkukari. There you will find the paradise of Tita, who works as the city gardener.

Tita says she was picked up and brought to Raahe 25 years ago.

On a grey Friday in November, Hannu has a remote work day. In the morning, he takes his 4-year-old child on foot to the day-care centre one kilometre away and continues with his usual morning run. The route takes him through Old Raahe to Pikkulahti and from there via Fantti to Pitkäkari, and the end point is Kylmäniemi beach. Hannu washes away the sweat raised by a run of just under 10 kilometres by taking a dip in the sea, a routine with which he has kicked off his working day since the summer.