Raasiku Parish

Raasiku Parish () 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. +Population as of 01.01.2019Population as of 01.01.2020Population as of 01.01.2021Area (km2)DensityAruküla2105211521403.5611Härma1181191166.9517Igavere16516616619.798Järsi22321722210.5421Kalesi2332392509.4227Kiviloo57565315.973Kulli14015015513.8811Kurgla11011613611.9311Mallavere54576616.334Peningi1701861764.6738Perila11010510915.867Pikavere7068679.057Raasiku1364137214053.1453Rätla5350487.596Tõhelgi4247439.564Total506550735161158.8632

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

Local government bodies

Council of the Rural Municipality [17 members] (representative body; elected by adult residents of the municipality) Chairman of the Municipal Council: Juta Asuja Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council: Ivar Vilberg Rural Municipality Government [5 members] (executive body; established by the council)

The organisation of the Rural Municipality Government is structured as follows:

Rural Municipality Mayor Office of the Rural Municipality Department of Education and Social Affairs Department of Administration and Development Department of Finance

List of rural municipality mayors + Office periods of rural municipality mayors Mayor Term start date Term end date Toivo Veenre 12 March 1992 October 1996 Olev Rähni October 1996 October 1999 Andre Sepp November 1999 5 April 2011 Aare Ets 10 May 2011 December 2013 Raivo Uukkivi December 2013 October 2017 Andre Sepp 31 October 2017 November 2021 Raul Siem 23 November 2021 15 September 2023 Toomas Teeväli 18 October 2023https://atp.amphora.ee/raasikuvv/index.aspx?itm=289649 14 October 2025https://sonumitooja.ee/raasiku-vallavanem-lahkus-ametist/ Bärbel Salumäe 17 December 2025 https://atp.amphora.ee/raasikuvv/index.aspx?itm=394802 Incumbent

Education and culture

Schools Aruküla Basic School Raasiku Basic School Pikavere Kindergarten Primary School Aruküla Waldorf School

Twin towns – sister cities , 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

Raasiku Parish

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