The municipality of Saloinen was joined to Raahe in 1973, and at the beginning of 2003, as the Town of Raahe and the municipality of Pattijoki were merged, both of the old municipalities were terminated and a completely new Town of Raahe was established.
Début 2003, la ville de Raahe a été fusionnée avec la commune de Pattijoki suite à la dissolution des anciennes communes et la nouvelle ville de Raahe est née.