Raseborg

Raseborg () is a toun an municipality o Finland. It wis creatit on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities o Ekenäs, Karis an Pohja wur consolidatit intae a single toun.

The toun haes a population o  () an covers an aurie o  of which  is watter. The population density is .

The name o the new toun is based on the Castle o Raseborg locatit in Ekenäs, or umwhile in the municipality o Snappertuna. Historically the name o the coonty wis Raseborg in the 14t century an aw.

The toun is bilingual, wi majority (66.2%) being Swadish an minority (31%) Finnish speakers.

In Februar 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered intae a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" wi Makana Municipality in Sooth Africae. The project, which is tae last three years, seeks tae facilitate information sharin in the fields o economic development, airts & cultur, weemen development, youth development, an education.

 Politics 
Results o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Raseborg:

Swadish Fowkpairty   42.7%
Social Democratic Pairty   30.1%
Naitional Coalition Pairty   7.6%
True Finns   6.4%
Green League   5.3%
Left Alliance   3.4%
Centre Party   1.9%
Christian Democrats   1,5%  
 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Ceety o Raseborg – Offeecial wabsteid  
 Makana-Raseborg  - blog documentin the progess o the friendship co-operation greement


Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Populatit coastal places in Finland
Category:Municipalities o Uusimaa
Category:Populatit places established in 2009