Rautio
Former municipality in Oulu Province, Finland
Rautio is a former municipality, now a part of Kalajoki, Finland. It was consolidated to Kalajoki in 1973.
01History
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 Kalajoki 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.
02People born in Rautio
- Leonard Typpö (1868, 1922)
- Elias Simojoki (1899, 1940)
Sources and credits
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