Things to do in Rauma

16 activities, venues and outings in Rauma, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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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.
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Movies
On those rainy days you can catch a movie at Iso-Hannu Cinema.
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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.
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Otanlahti Beach
This is fairly long stretch of sandy beach located a few kilometres out of town. Beach volleyball and swimming are popular.
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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.
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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.
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Theater
Rauma City Theater is a Finnish-language theater. For program, see the home pages.
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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.
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Rauma Biennale Balticum
A biennial showcase of art around the Baltic Sea, in June-September, every even-numbered year.
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Rauma Blues
A small blues festival, often with some world-class artists, in July.
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Rauma Lace Week
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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.
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Sauna
Free seaside public saunas a couple of times a week from June to August.
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Golf
There's an 18-hole golf course (Ala-Pomppustentie 20).
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Blue Sea Film Festival
An annual film festival, in August.
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Festivo
Classical music, in August.
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Klustermus
Finnish underground rock, free entrance, in June.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Rauma (CC BY-SA 4.0).