Rauma

Alfred Kordelin’s Burial Chapel and the Old Cemetery

This beautiful chapel was built by Kordelin's family and donated to the parish. It is in a very peaceful setting in the middle of the Old Cemetery.

Amarillo

Burgers, fajitas, burritos, steaks and other treats in Texas style.

Apollo Live Club

At Best Western Hotel Raumanlinna. Probably the longest-running of clubs in Rauma, although has changed name and ownership several times during the years. It is run by the SK-ravintolat chain.

Café Sali

Old Rauma. Sleek interior. Probably your best bet if you want a decent espresso based drink.

Church of the Holy Cross

Pyhän ristin kirkko

A former Franciscan monastery, now a Lutheran church, built in the 15th century. Medieval wall and ceiling paintings.

Former Town Hall and Lönnström Art Museum

The former town hall hosts exhibitions of fine art, design, photography, architecture and environmental art.

Ice hockey

Rauma's ice hockey team Lukko is in Finland's top league. Home games are played in winter at the Äijänsuo arena (Kivikylän tuhtitupa). Tickets from Lippupalvelu. The traditional arch-enemy is Ässät, a team from Pori.

Kiikartorni

A wooden tower overlooking the Syväraumanlahti bay with a tourist information centre offering info about island cruises.

Kirsti’s house

A typical building in Old Rauma built in the 18th century. It presents the living conditions and life of the 19th and 20th century. Inhabitants have included sailors, bobbin lace makers, a blacksmith and a firefighter.

Kuuskajaskari

A former military area that still has old 152-millimetre coastal artillery cannons.

Kylmäpihlajan majakka

A seafood restaurant at the Kylmäpihlaja lighthouse off the coast of Rauma, open daily early June to mid-August. You need a boat to get there, see listings under the archipelago of Rauma.

Marela

A beautiful museum presenting the home of a ship-owner from the turn of the 20th century, at the culmination of Rauma seafaring skill.

Movies

On those rainy days you can catch a movie at Iso-Hannu Cinema.

Observation tower

Also functioning as the city's water tower, has a beautiful manufactured waterfall on its grounds, and the view from the observation level café up on the water tower is likewise beautiful. Rauma souvenirs.

Small fee

Old Rauma

Vanha Rauma

Old Rauma is the largest uniform wooden town in the Nordic countries, and is a since the 550th anniversary of the city. The oldest inhabited buildings date back to the 17th century. Some of the architecture may make you think you're in southern Sweden or Denmark (e.g. the city hall with its straight yellow walls and brick roof), or the Baltics (the wooden houses with their decorated details). Compared to the wooden old town of Porvoo, the streets are wider and the houses tidier but because of that it also seems less lively.

Omenapuumaa nature trail

Nature trail on the cape Omenapuunmaa: 6 or 2 km. Varying nature. A boat can be borrowed for rowing over the sound to Reksaari and continue by its trails. Boaters can arrive at 61°11.667′N 021°26.610′ E.

Otanlahti Beach

This is fairly long stretch of sandy beach located a few kilometres out of town. Beach volleyball and swimming are popular.

Parnell's

Faux-Irish chain pub, but one of the better choices in terms of beer.

Rauma Art Museum

Exhibitions focusing on the Rauma region and the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea.

Sammallahdenmäki

A Bronze Age burial site in the village of Kivikylä, well signposted off Highway 12 between Rauma and Tampere. While a UNESCO World Heritage Site of great archaeological significance ("The largest, most varied and complete burial site from the Scandinavian Bronze Age, 1500–500 B.C."), it's not all that much to look at, being composed of just 36 burial cairns – piles of stone of varying shapes and sizes. Six of the cairns are highlighted in the official tourist flyer and on the map at the entrance, and the most famous of them is probably Huilu ("flute"), a cairn over 20 m long and perhaps 2-3 m wide. Guided tours starting from the parking lot are available M–F in the summer peak season (June–August).

Free, guiding €2/person

Skiing

Cross-country skiing in winter at Lähdepelto. Cross-country skiing routes of up to 6 km in winter, lighted until 22. In summer, a nice place to go for a run in a forest.

Swimming

A visit to a swimming hall (25-metre lanes, sauna) will cost a few euros. In the summertime, open-air swimming pool at Otanlahti Sports Centre (Otanlahti Beach), Suvitie.

Tammela

Shows how an old, culturally significant log house is renovated and maintained.

The Ruins of the Church of the Holy Trinity

Built in the 15th century as the parish church, it was destroyed in a fire in 1640. Now it is a peaceful setting amidst a park.

The potter's workshop

The workroom and home of a stove tile maker from the early 20th century.

Theater

Rauma City Theater is a Finnish-language theater. For program, see the home pages.

Ice skating

An indoor rink is available for ice skating about twice a week, except in the summer. In winter, there are also a dozen outdoor rinks of various quality levels. You need to bring your own skates. More information from the town website.

Rauma Biennale Balticum

A biennial showcase of art around the Baltic Sea, in June-September, every even-numbered year.

Rauma Blues

A small blues festival, often with some world-class artists, in July.

Rauma Lace Week

Pitsiviikko

Perhaps the best time to visit Rauma if you want to see something special. The usual time for Lace Week is at the end of July. You should check the dates from City of Rauma website. One of the nights is themed the Night of Black Lace (mustan pitsin yö), which starts as a cultural happening and usually degrades very quickly into a massive (on local scale) bar-crawling exercise.