Raseborg

Raseborg is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town.The town has a population of 27,653 and covers an area of 2,354.24 square kilometres of which 1,206.47 km2 is water. The population density is 24.09 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The name of the new town is based on the Castle of Raseborg located in Ekenäs, or formerly in the municipality of Snappertuna. Historically the name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century.