Rauma’s Village Activities

Anttilan-Voiluoto village association (Anttilan-Voiluodon kyläyhdistys)
The villages of Anttila and Voiluoto are located south of Rauma, along the road to Pyhäranta. The distance from the centre of Voiluoto to the city is about ten kilometres. The village has a Vilokari lakeside sauna in the town for use by associations, Kivikari in Hanhinen, which is run by the village association, and Pölläkari for children’s summer camps. The sports club owns a football field, a hockey rink and a maintenance building. The former school, owned by the village association, now serves as the village hall, where, among other things, youth evenings are organised for the village’s primary school children. The village has plenty of coastline and summer residents add considerably to the population in the summer.

Kaaro village association (facebook.com)
The active Kaaro Village Association maintains a beach sauna open to all, where the whole family can enjoy a barbecue shelter and a sand volleyball court. The association organises activities and events throughout the year. Kaaro, which grows along good road connections, also has a school, a village shop and the sports club Kaaron Roima ry.

Kauklainen village association (kauklainen.fi)
The Kauklainen bird tower offers the best views of birdwatching on Kauklaistenjärvi lake. The Bronze Age jogging path leads to the Luhdanmäki ancient burial site. Kauklainen has an active village association that organises events and the Village Hall, which is also rented out for parties and saunas. Other facilities in the village include the village association’s boat dock on the shore of Lake Narvijärvi and the Niskus stage, as well as the Mennavuori sledding hill and sledges in the centre of the village. The Kauklainen Village Association also rents the Kainnussaari on Lake Narvijärvi and three party tents. More information can be found on the association’s website.

Lappi’s Kaukola village association (facebook.com)
Kaukola village is part of the Lapinjokilaakso village and agricultural landscape, which has been classified by the National Board of Antiquities as a nationally significant built cultural environment. The village of Kaukola has a medieval settlement. In addition, a Stone Age settlement is known from Kaukola. The Kaukola Village Association has restored the old village school’s kitchen building into a village hall, which is actively used by the villagers.

Kodisjoki village association (kodisjoki.fi)
The village of Kodisjoki joined the city of Rauma in 2007. In addition to basic services, the village of Kodisjoki has a local history museum, natural phenomenons called “Hiidenkiuas” and the Otajärvi bird tower, which is a Natura 2000 site. The active Kodisjoki-Seura ry maintains the Kaljasjärvi lakeside sauna and the Saharanta boat dock.

Just outside the centre of Rauma is a fresh rural landscape, where the village centre is the Kolla’s Kalliopirtti, a centre for a variety of events. The village association organises a wide range of activities for the villagers and has, for example, built a free Kaupinvuori lodge for everyone to use.

Kortela-Monna village association (facebook.com)
The villages of Kortela and Monna are located right next to the city; Kortela on the south side of Rauma on the way to Turku, Monna on the road to Kodisjoki. The village community is a mixture of old traditional countryside, terraced and detached houses and a new area of single-family houses. The village has a school, a kindergarten, an old people’s home, ABC- convenience store and Pitkäjärvi’s kiosk. The Ooperi sports centre and its surroundings enable a wide range of sports activities.Tenhonperä’s lakeside sauna is open during the summer.

Kuolimaa village association (facebook.com)
Kuolimaa is a village on the south-eastern edge of the former municipality of Lapland. The village has a carpet washing place run by the village association. The old village school serves as the village hall, where the village association organises a wide range of activities for villagers of all ages. During the summer, the village football pitch is in active use.

Ruona village association (facebook.com)
Ruona is an agricultural village on the southernmost edge of the former municipality of Lappi, with plenty of coastline. The Lapin Ruona Village Association organises events and activities throughout the year. The village hall, completed in 2010, is a common meeting place for the villagers. There is also Uitto’s carpet washing place and a barbecue shelter in the village. The Narvijärvi lakeside sauna is located along the Ruonanantie road.

Sorkka village association (facebook.com)
Settled since the early Middle Ages, Sorkka is a lively village near the centre of Rauma, within easy reach of good services. The village centre of Sorkka with its schools is protected by the National Board of Antiquities, and the diapason-rich bedrock of Sorkka village has provided the area with natural values, which have also been protected by decisions at various levels. The only Natura sites in Rauma on the mainland are located in Sorkka. An excellent destination for nature lovers, it is also ideal for relaxing in the scenery of Lake Kaarojärvi. At the end of the Puuluntie at the end of the mainland is a lakeside sauna and marina. The village centre is the village hall of Sorkka, where the Sorkan kyläkouluyhdistys ry (village school association) organises many events.

Tiilivuori village association (tiilivuorenkylayhdistys.fi)
Tiilivuori is located in the north-east of Rauma, just off the highway 8. The village of Tiilivuori is not an actual registered village, but an area on the north-west side of the highway, which includes parts of both Sorkka and Uotila. The Tiilivuori Village Association’s village hall, Tiilivuorentupa, was completed in 2001 and is in active use as the association organises a wide range of activities there, just outside Rauma city centre. The village is also home to the Latumaja, a well-known attraction for all Rauma residents.

Unaja.fi
The village of Unaja is the oldest of Rauma’s villages, older than the town itself. The village has apparently been inhabited since the 13th century. The beautiful cultural environment of national importance is close to the city centre. In the 19th century, Unaja still had a trading port. The Lillonkari lakeside sauna with its marina, the Unajanlahti bird tower, the Tapiola village hall, the frisbee golf course, the ice hockey rink and the sawdust track with its huts provide a perfect setting for leisure and recreation. Unajan Urheilijat ry (a sports club) and Unajan kyläyhdistys ry (Unaja’s village association), both active in Unaja, organise a wide range of activities in the village.

Uotila resident’s association (facebook.com)
Before the merging of the municipalities, Uotila was called the largest churchless village in Finland. Uotila is the largest district in Rauma and is located about five kilometres from the Rauma Market Square. Uotila, which stretches along the shores of Lake Äyhönjärvi, is a centre for a wide range of services and also has a golf course. Uotila has an active sports club, the Uotila Työväen Urheilijat (Uotila Workers’ Athletes), and a residents’ association, the Uotila Asukasseura ry.

Vasaraisten’s-Soukaisten’s village association ( Vasarainen-Soukaisten kyläyhdistys ry)
The village landscape of Vasarainen-Soukainen is dominated by agriculture and there are many lakes in the village area. The school with its sports hall is the focal point of the village in winter. Leisure and recreational facilities are provided by the local heritage association, the village association and the sports club Vasaraisten Isku ry. There is also a sauna on the shore of Lake Pitkäjärvi on the Vasarainen side. In the summer, the local history museum Muina offers a glimpse into the peasant life of the past, and on the Seitsemän järven reitti (Seven lakes route) in Vasarainen you can also see the Bronze Age natural pot holes (hiidenkirnu’s).

Vermuntila-Kulamaa’s village association (facebook.com)
Vermuntila-Kulamaa, which is part of the Seitsemän järven reitti (Seven lakes route), is home to the Vermuntilan Tempo sports club, in addition to its natural attractions. The Noitajärvi lakeside sauna in Vermuntila and the children’s playground at the Vekkuli Activity Park in Kulamaa, both run by the village association, also offer recreational opportunities.

Lappi’s Ylisenpää’s village association(facebook.com)
The villages located in the upper reaches of the Lapinjoki river, in the southern part of the former municipality of Lappi, are part of the Lapinjokilaakso’s village and agricultural landscape, which has been classified by the National Board of Antiquities as a nationally significant built cultural environment. Kodiksami, Kuolimaa, Sukkala and Mäentaka have medieval settlements. The village of Kodiksami dates from the early Middle Ages. The village of Kodiksami has an ice hockey rink with service buildings run by the village association. The former school in Kodiksami serves as a centre for hobbies and activities for the villagers.