9–10 July, 2027

The Raahe Maritime Festival is a citywide event celebrating Raahe's maritime spirit, held every year on the second weekend of July. The charm of this seaside town and the lively atmosphere of old-time markets will once again come to life during the festival.

There is something to see and experience for the whole family, both on land and on the water, from Friday to Saturday, 9–10 July 2027.

At Raahe’s beautiful museum shoreline area, you can enjoy engaging performers, a diverse maritime-themed program, traditional vessels, the Komerssi market, and much more.

The full event programme will be published closer to the event on our Finnish-language website.

Welcome to Raahe’s premier summer maritime event!

To signal that a ship was entering the fairway leading to the town, a flag was hoisted on the pooki, an unlit beacon tower. The fire watchman in the church belfry would then pass on the message “Pooki Flakkaa,” indicating that the flag had been raised. It would not take long before the entire town rushed to the shore to welcome the arriving ship.

To this day, these same pooki markers (unlit beacon towers) still stand proudly on the islands of Iso-Kraaseli and Tasku off the coast of Raahe.