Rauma Biennale
Rauma may refer to: Places * Rauma, Finland, a town and municipality in the Satakunta region of western Finland * Rauma, Norway, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Rauma (river), a river in the Romsdalen valley in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway Boats * ''Rauma''-class missile boat, a class of Finnish Fast Attack Craft * HNoMS ''Rauma'' (1939), the first ship of the Norwegian Otra class minesweepers * HNoMS ''Rauma'' (1939), the second ship of the Norwegian Otra class minesweepers Other * Rauma dialect, a nearly-extinct dialect of the Finnish language * Rauma Line, a railway line in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Rauma-Repola Oy (-1991), and Rauma Oy (1991–1999); former Finnish companies, now part of Metso Corporation * FC Rauma, a football club in Rauma municipality, Norway * 1882 Rauma Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscian ...
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Rauma, Finland
Rauma (; sv, Raumo) is a town and municipality of around () inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Its neighbouring municipalities are Eura, Eurajoki, Laitila and Pyhäranta. Granted town privileges on 17 April 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known for its paper and maritime industry, high quality lace (since the 18th century) and the old wooden architecture of the city centre ( Old Rauma, Vanha Rauma), which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. History In the 14th century, before it was declared a town, Rauma had a Franciscan monastery and a Catholic church. In 1550, the townsmen of Rauma were ordered to relocate to Helsinki, but this was