Raasiku Parish

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Raasiku Parish Raasiku vald
Municipality of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Established	12.03.1992
Administrative centre	Aruküla
Government
• Rural Municipality Mayor	Bärbel Salumäe
• Chairman of the Municipal Council	Juta Asuja
Area
• Total	158.86 km2 (61.34 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	19 km (12 mi)
• Width	17 km (11 mi)
Population  (01.01.2026)
• Total	5,475
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
ISO 3166 code	EE-651
Website	www.raasiku.ee

Raasiku Parish (Estonian: Raasiku vald) in located in Harju County, southeast of Tallinn. The primary highway serving the parish is the Jüri-Aruküla-Raasiku-Jägala road. The Tallinn-Tapa railway runs along its northern border.

Demographics

The parish is surrounded by Jõelähtme to the north, Anija to the east, Kose to the south, and Rae Parish to the west.

2 small towns: Aruküla, Raasiku

13 villages: Härma, Igavere, Järsi, Kalesi, Kiviloo, Kulli, Kurgla, Mallavere, Peningi, Perila, Pikavere, Rätla, Tõhelgi.

Religion

Out of older than fifteen years residents of Raasiku parish, 85.1 per cent are religiously unaffiliated, 9.6 per cent identify as Lutheran, Orthodox make up 3.0 per cent of the population, other Christians 0.5 per cent and 1.8 per cent of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.

Symbols

The municipal flag and coat of arms have both been in use since 1995. The coat of arms depicts the pine forest of Aruküla, symbolising a "pine-like" perseverance that drives the economic and spiritual development of the region. The green diagonal area represents the parish's other major settlement, Raasiku, and the drumlins that surround it. In the municipal colour scheme, green represents nature, while silver signifies hope and purity.

Administration

List of rural municipality mayors

Education and culture

Twin towns – sister cities

•  Norberg Municipality, Sweden

Notable people

• Karl Gustav von Baggovut (1761 in Perila – 1812), a Russian lieutenant general, fought in the Napoleonic Wars and Finnish War.
• Gustav Ernesaks (1908 in Perila – 1993), composer and choir conductor.
• Aino Kukk (1930 in Raasiku - 2006), chess player, she won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship in 1955.
• Hans Kaldoja (1942 in Igavere – 2017), stage, TV, film, and radio voice actor, employed at the Estonian Drama Theatre, 1965 to 1992
• Andre Sepp (born 1971), politician, Mayor of Raasiku Parish from 1999 until 2011 and again from 2017.

Gallery

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  Aruküla manor
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  Pine trees
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  Raasiku water tower
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  Raasiku church
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  Kiviloo Manor
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  The Leiva river on the border of Raasiku Parish and Rae Parish

See also

• Raasiku FC Joker

References

External links

• Official website (available only in Estonian)