52km/32mi south of Liminka on Road 8 is Raahe (Swedish Brahestad; pop. 14,000), founded by Per Brahe in 1649. In the Pekkatori, a square surrounded by burghers' houses, can be seen a statue of Per Brahe (a copy of the original, which is in Turku).

The town was rebuilt in 1810 after a fire, and it preserves some houses of that period. It is
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