Kivi-Sovio, known as the Hansa House, was completed in 1849. The land was owned at the time by Catharina Sovelius. The outer door and windows of the basement floor were preserved.
The Isotori (now Pekkatori square) is the most important part of Gustaf Odenwall's grid plan (1811), made after the Raahe fire. It was to become the centre of trade and administration. The square was surrounded by seven residential plots, and in 1864 the plot that was originally reserved for a town hall, was also sold to a private buyer.
Many of Raahe's ruling families - the Langs, Fontellis, Montins, Sovelius-Sovios, Friemans, Hedmansons and Reins - built on the square. The builders were among the city's most prominent bourgeoisie, magistrates, merchants and shipowners.
One of the properties in the square is the Kivi-Sovio, known to many as the Hansa House. It was completed in 1849. The land was owned at the time by Catharina Sovelius. The outer door and windows of the basement shop have been preserved.
Raahe's street view changed when a statue of Pietari Brahe was erected on Isotori in 1888. The statue was sculpted by Walter Runeberg (1838-1920), son of the national poet, Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877).
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