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Introducing Rauma
Rauma (Swedish: Raumo) was founded in 1442 and came of age in the 18th century, when it became famous throughout Europe for its production of beautiful hand-made lace. Locals still turn out the delicate material, and celebrate their heritage of lacemaking with an annual festival.
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Although Rauma is not as attractive as many south coast seaside towns, it certainly merits a stop for its Vanha Rauma (Old Town) district. The old-town area of more than 600 low wooden houses won a spot on the Unesco World Heritage list as Finland's first entry and is the largest wooden town preserved in the Nordic countries. Refreshingly, the town doesn't live off past glories; Rauma is presently an important shipbuilding centre and has a busy port that ships Finnish paper round the world.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
