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the town in Finland

Raisio (; Reso) is a town in Finland, located in the Southwest Finland region. It lies north of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Raisio is approximately , while the sub region has a population of approximately It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the third largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku ja Kaarina. The town of Raisio has a land area of ,

The oldest known written record of Raisio is from 1292, and there is strong evidence of Stone Age settlement in the area, but Raisio did not become a town until 1974. It was an agricultural area until the late 20th century. The success of the Raisio Group company transformed the town into an industrial centre and triggered a huge increase in population during the 20th century the population of Raisio increased elevenfold. The town's existence was threatened by Turku city's plans to merge with Raisio. This changed after the Raisio Group became a successful company.

The name Raisio was originally given to the river Raisionjoki. The earliest form of the river's name is Raisajoki, which means "marsh/bog river", and etymological evidence for this can be found in the Estonian word raisnik, which means "mire". Another theory about the etymology of the name Raisio is that it comes from the word raiskio, meaning a forest damaged by poor forest management, as the Raisio landscape was altered by siltation and post glacial uplift after the Ice Age.

The town of Raisio has many cultural facilities, such as the Friisilä Handicraft Centre, which offers visitors an insight into traditional Finnish handicrafts. The Harkko Cultural Centre in the town centre includes an art museum, an archaeological museum and a theatre. The town library and the Ulpukka swimming centre are also worth a visit. Raisio is also home to Finland's largest secondary school, Vaisaaren yläkoulu. Raisio railway station, located on the Turku Uusikaupunki railway line, has been declared a built cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency.

The city of Raisio has inhabitants, making it the most populous municipality in Finland. The city of Raisio is part of the Turku region, which is the third largest urban area in Finland with inhabitants. In Raisio, 12.2% of the population has a foreign background, which is above the national average. Raisio is a monolingual Finnish speaking municipality. The majority of the population people or speak Finnish as their first language. In Raisio, people, or of the population, speak Swedish.|group=note The number of residents who were born abroad was 2,357, or 9.4% of the population. The number of persons with foreign citizenship living in Raisio was 2,357. Most foreign born citizens came from the former Soviet Union, the former Yugoslavia, Estonia and Iraq. The relative share of immigrants in Raisio's population is above the national average. Moreover, the city's new residents are increasingly of foreign origin. This will increase the proportion of foreign residents in the coming years.

In 2023, the Evangelical Lutheran Church was the largest religious group with 62.1% of the population of Raisio. Other religious groups accounted for 2.9% of the population. 35.0% of the population had no religious affiliation.