Size and Distances

  • Land area 496 square kilometres
  • Water surface area 614 square kilometres

Distances by road

  • To Helsinki 2,5-3 hours
  • To Tampere 2 hours
  • To Turku 1 hour
  • To Pori 40 minutes

Population

  • Population 38 837 (31.12.2023)
  • Finland’s 29th largest city by population
  • Population density 79,4 inhabitants/km2
  • 114 Swedish speakers, 0.3% of the population (31.12.2020)
  • Foreign citizens 2 533 people, 6.5% of the population (31.12.2021)

Industry and Employment

  • Jobs 16 957 (2018)
  • Number of companies 2 540 (Q4,2020)
  • Largest employers (2021)
    • City of Rauma
    • HKScan Oyj – food production
    • Oras Oy – manufacture of tap and shower products
    • Kongsberg Maritime Finland Oy – marine equipment
    • Osuuskauppa Keula – retail trade
    • UPM Communication Papers – paper manufacturing
  • Unemployment rate 8,1 % (30.11.2022)

Economy

  • Municipal tax rate 7,86 % (2024)
  • Real estate tax rate 0,93 % (2023)
  • Tax rate for permanently used residential buildings 0,41 % (2023)
  • Tax rate for other residential buildings 0,93 % (2023)
  • Tax rate for unbuilt site 5,00 % (2023)
  • Tax rate for non-profit use of a building and its land 0,93 % (2023)