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.
Registered sports clubs and informal activity groups based in Raahe may apply for general grants and special grants from the City. The general grant awarded annually is intended to support the applicant’s regular activities. Decisions on general grants are made by the Futures Committee.
In Raahe, you can live in a modern flat or a gorgeous detached house by the sea, a 100-year-old high-value property in the middle of the town, a cosy urban community or an affordable rented flat a few minutes’ bike ride away from services. If you like your own peace and quiet, you will find it within a short drive in Raahe’s villages, each of which has its own character.
The couple completes each other perfectly and cheerful laughter gives rhythm to speech. Vern is like a solid rock and Selvie joyfully bubbling creek, hands automatically finding each other and gazes connecting to find confirmation on joint memories. Being together for 8 years has obviously not been boring. The couple also shares the same workplace, which tends to cause “some extra drama” occasionally, but the brighter sides beat the worse by far, they say.
