Rautio is a former municipality, now a small

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Kalajoki Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has ...

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. It was consolidated to Kalajoki in 1973.

History

The name ''Rautio'' comes from a word meaning "blacksmith". Rautio has existed at least since 1547, at the time it only had three farms. It was a part of the

parish. Rautio became a chapel community in 1826. In 1912, it became a separate parish and municipality. Rautio was merged back into Kalajoki in 1973.

People born in Rautio

Leonard Typpö Leonard Typpö (29 January 1868 – 27 June 1922) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher, born in Rautio. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1911 until his death in 1922, representing the Finnish Party from 1911 to 1918 and the Nat ...

(1868 – 1922) *

Elias Simojoki Lauri Elias Simojoki (28 January 1899 – 25 January 1940) was a Finnish clergyman who became a leading figure in the country's far right movement. The son of a clergyman, Simojoki was born on 28 January 1899 in Rautio. Philip Rees, '' Biographic ...

(1899 – 1940)

References

Former municipalities of Finland Kalajoki Villages in Finland {{OuluProvince-geo-stub