Raisio

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Raisio Reso
Town
Raision kaupunki Reso stad
Market place in Raisio
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Raisio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°29′09″N 22°10′09″E / 60.48583°N 22.16917°E / 60.48583; 22.16917
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Metropolitan area	Turku metropolitan area
First records	1292
City rights	1974
Government
• Town manager	Ari Korhonen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	50.06 km2 (19.33 sq mi)
• Land	48.76 km2 (18.83 sq mi)
• Water	1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
• Rank	306th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	25,331
• Rank	40th largest in Finland
• Density	519.5/km2 (1,345/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	86.5% (official)
• Swedish	1.4%
• Others	12%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	15.6%
• 15 to 64	61.2%
• 65 or older	23.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	raisio.fi/en

Raisio (Finnish: [ˈrɑi̯sio]; Swedish: Reso) is a town in Finland, located in the Southwest Finland region. It lies north of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Raisio is approximately 25,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 347,000. It is the 40th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku ja Kaarina.

The town of Raisio has a land area of 48.76 km² (18.83 sq mi),^[1] and has about 5 kilometres (3 mi) of coastline to the Bay of Raisio at its southern tip.

The coat of arms of Raisio is inspired by Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the medieval stone church of Raisio parish. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved for use on 23 April 1954.^[6]