Raahe Attractions Brahestad
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 attractively laid out around the squares in the center of the town. The Museum (opened in 1862) has a collection of material on ships and seafaring, as well as objects brought back by seamen from their voyages. The church (by J. Stenbäck, 1912) has an altarpiece by the painter E. Järnefelt (1863-1937).
The town was rebuilt in 1810 after a fire, and it preserves some houses of that period. It is attractively laid out around the squares in the center of the town. The Museum (opened in 1862) has a collection of material on ships and seafaring, as well as objects brought back by seamen from their voyages. The church (by J. Stenbäck, 1912) has an altarpiece by the painter E. Järnefelt (1863-1937).
