Summer tourism was very crowded with Raahe last year, and otherwise the year was a success

More than 31,600 overnight stays in Raahe were recorded last year. It is about 3,750 more than a year earlier. The largest growth figures were seen in the summer.

Last year, there was a good boost in tourism in the Raahe region. The largest growth was recorded in May-July, when, for example, the number of foreign travelers more than doubled.

The overall stays of international and domestic tourists were strong in Raahe in the summer, more than 30 percent, increased.

– Raahe’s assets are Wanha Raahe and the archipelago, and summer is our clear spike season.

A total of more than 31,600 overnight stays in the Raahe region were registered last year. It is about 3,750 more than in 2023.

Wanha Raahe at the center of tourism marketing

Raahe’s old city is considered one of the best preserved in the 19th century wooden house in Finland. The downtown protected area has about 150 wooden buildings and two hundred economic buildings.

Of course, Wanha Raahe has already been the key to tourism marketing in the past, but now in the brand work that has begun in the spring, we want to clarify its importance further.

-The goal is to develop Wanhan Raahe’s marketing look. What the area looks, tastes, smells like, and what kind of feelings it brings in the heart industry, Tourism Manager Southern describes the goals of continuous brand work in the fall.

According to the southern, the development of accommodation services for growing demand is also a topical issue in Raahe.

– Accommodation solutions must be implemented in such a way that customers are ready to pay for them. Not only is a bed of beds not always, but you should get items that are of interest to customers.

Visit Raahe develops tourism in Raahe, Siikajoki and Pyhäjoki.