the town of rauma. tourism in rauma total overnights (2009) 108 000 in rauma hotels and similar...
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The Town of RAUMA
Tourism in RAUMA
Total overnights (2009) 108 000 in Rauma hotels and similar establishments
- from which 75 % were Finnish and 25 % from other countries
- mainly from Central-Europe (Germany, France, Great Britain) and neighbouring countries (Sweden, Estonia, Norway, Russia)
The Town of RAUMA
Main tourism attractions in Rauma
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites & Cultural tourism
• Events and festivals
• Sea and archipelago (tourism islands, cruises)
Old Rauma World Heritage
Old Rauma was added to Unesco´s list of World Heritage sites in
1991 as an example of living and well preserved historical Nordic
wooden town.
Area about 30 hectares - a busy marketplace - over 100 shops and boutiques- Museums and significant historical sights
600 wooden houses800 inhabitants
Sammallahdenmäki World Heritage
Sammallahdenmäki is a site of stone cairns dating from
the Bronze Age (1500 – 500 BC).
Unesco World Heritage site since 1999 as the first
archaelogical site in Finland.
36 burial cairns of different shapes and sizes
The Town of Rauma Tourist Information
www.visitrauma.fi