LIVING BY THE SEA IS NOT MERELY ABOUT LOCATION, IT IS A WAY OF LIFE.

On July, the whole town celebrates life by the sea, the history in seafaring, life of those who stayed ashore and life today. Raahe Maritime Festival is all about that.

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MUSIC TAKES YOU TO PLACES YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach festival is a truly unique, intimate, high quality jazz festival. Enjoy the music in concerts in the Old Town Raahe, on the sea shore stage, on an island by the historical lighthouse.

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Events

Meet the old acquaintances and make new best friends at events. In the Raahe region, you can enjoy experiences with us all year round. Live like a local, live like us. Below you can find a few annual events. Visit Raahe Facebook event list provide plenty of pleasant ways to spend time and experience new things, whether you are looking for something for the whole family, activities for a group of friends or tranquility by yourself. So follow the news on Facebook and keep up with what happens where. You can also find events in the Kaleva event calendar. If you are organising an event in the Raahe region, please read useful information about event notification on the information page (in Finnish).

Please note that due to impacts of coronavirus, changes and cancellation of events are unavoidable. Please visit the event homepages to find the latest information. You'll find the links to homepages and social media on each experience card right after the map and other contact information.

Get tips for this week’s events on the Visit Raahe Facebook page. Photo by Marko Tapanainen

This week’s event tips in Finnish
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Get tips for this week’s events on the Visit Raahe Facebook page. Photo by Marko Tapanainen

This week’s event tips in Finnish

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Kaleva event calendar.

See events in Raahe from Kaleva event calendar
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Kaleva event calendar.

See events in Raahe from Kaleva event calendar

Category: Event

Statue of Per Brahe with flower necklace in Raahe

Pekanpäivät
Event

Statue of Per Brahe with flower necklace in Raahe — Pekkapatsas, a statue representing Per Brahe, receives a handsome flower necklace to kick off Pekanpäivät. Photo by Henri Ylikulju

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Organiser: City of Raahe, Cultural Services
Event time: At turn of June - July
Tickets: Free admission

Address: multiple event locations
Phone: +358 44 439 3332
Email: kulttuuri@raahe.fi

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Pekanpäivät

Summer festival that combines culture, traditions and entertainment

Every summer, a week after Midsummer, Raahe celebrates the town’s founder Per Brahe, locally known as Pekka. The regional festival traditionally involves various events related to culture, traditions and entertainment. In charge of the Pekanpäivät organisation is Raahe Cultural Services in Raahe Event House. The walking street market is organised by Kauppakeskus Raahe (Raahe shopkeepers' association). Events are organised all around the town together with associations, companies and town residents.

You can sign up for Pekanpäivät with your own programme or event.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival
See also:

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival
See also:

Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki
See also:

Night of the Arts
See also:

Paavola spring and autumn market

Profusion of flowers at the Garden Fair

Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki
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Profusion of flowers at the Garden Fair — Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki village in Siikajoki is very popular among gardening enthusiasts. Photo by Arja Lappalainen

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Organiser: Ruukki village association
Event time: May
Tickets: 5 € (under 15 yrs no charge) Cash only.

Address: Sammalkankaantie 288, 92400 Ruukki Siikajoki (Ruukin hevoskekus)
Email: ruukinpuutarhamessut@gmail.com

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Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki

The meeting place of gardening enthusiasts every spring

The main feature at the Ruukki Garden Fair in May is the wide variety of plants and expertise provided by the people exhibiting their items, not forgetting the treasures of hobby gardeners and delicacies offered by sellers of locally grown food. Information is also available in a nutshell at the fair; you become familiar with the latest gardening trends and can acquire seedlings for your home garden in early summer.

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The sailing ship, galeas Ansio visiting Raahe Maritime Festival

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival
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The sailing ship, galeas Ansio visiting Raahe Maritime Festival — The galeas Ansio from Kalajoki, decorated with celebratory flags, visiting Raahe Maritime Festival. Photo by Joonas Pesiö

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Organiser: City of Raahe, Project Activities and Development
Event time: Mid of July
Tickets: Free admission

Address: Rantakatu 39, Raahe
Phone: +358 40 130 3888
Email: pookiflakkaa@raahenmeripaivat.fi

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Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival

The splendour of a marine town and old-time market festivities, always in mid-July.

There are events and activities for the whole family, on land and on water, at a weekend that celebrates the vicinity of the sea. At Raahe’s picture-perfect museum shore, items such as magnificent sailing ships are on display. At the old-time market, you can enjoy market festivities in the spirit of the bygone Age of Sail, down to the salespeople’s outfits and handmade arts and crafts. Trips are organised to the award-winning Raahe archipelago during the weekend, and the idyllic old town invites you to have adventures in its streets and alleys!

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival
See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Paavola spring and autumn market
See also:

Night of the Arts
See also:

Raahe Book Fair

Concert stage with setting sun on the background in Jazz on the Beach Raahe

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival
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Concert stage with setting sun on the background in Jazz on the Beach Raahe — Enjoy great music, time spent together and unique concert locations by the sea and in Old Raahe. Photo by Henri Ylikulju

Organiser: Rajatsi Ry. Raahen Rantajatsit
Time of event: Last weekend of July
Tickets: Free admission concerts and paid events. Check the organiser's pages for details.

Address: Useita tapahtumapaikkoja
Phone: +358 50 571 6516 Charles Gill, Artistic Director
Email: rajatsi@rajatsi.fi

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Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival

The open air festival is held on the beach and close to the sea in Raahe’s Old Town

Raahen Rantajatsit is celebrated annually on the last weekend of July. The event is top-notch and unique in character, and the programme keeps up with the times and emphasises the experimental side of jazz. For many people, the best of the jazz festival is represented by the surprises and wonderful experiences provided by top artists, mild summer evenings by the sea as well as the chance to encounter friends old and new.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival
See also:

Night of the Arts
See also:

Raahe Event House
See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Summertime dancing at Yppäri’s Merimaja

tanssit vihannin härkäjuhlilla lumimetsän nuorisotalolla

Härkäjuhlat village party in Vihanti
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tanssit vihannin härkäjuhlilla lumimetsän nuorisotalolla — Dance, dance, dance. In between, enjoy the rest of the program, food and refreshments. Photo by Visit Raahe

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Organiser: LC Vihanti and Lumimetsä youth club
Event time: Second Saturday of August
Tickets: From entrance

Address: Lumimetsäntie 547, Lumimetsä Raahe
Phone: +358405932978
Email: marjo.tormikoski@gmail.com

Härkäjuhlat village party in Vihanti

A traditional dance and party event, which will be celebrated on August 13, 2022 for the 56th time. This year's Vihannin Härkäjuhlat Festival is celebrated at the Lumimetsä Nuorisoseura. The main performer is Johannes Vatjus and his band. Other performers include e.g. Mari Ylikärppä and Esa Mathlin duo and The Government. The event area has a karaoke tent, a restaurant and refreshments tent, and a cafe.

Category: Event

See also:

Hike on the Vihanti nature trails
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Raahe railway station in Vihanti
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Vihanti local culture centre

PItcher throwing a ball in a pesäpallo game wearing yellow uniform

Superpesis Finnish baseball
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PItcher throwing a ball in a pesäpallo game wearing yellow uniform — Follow suit, it is black and yellow. Photo Kari Kanasaari

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Organiser: Pattijoen Urheilijat
Time of event: Superpesis league games from May till August.
Tickets: 0 - 13 € Check the organiser's pages for details

Address: Rännärintie, Pattijoki Raahe
Phone: +358 8 265 449
Email: toimisto@pattijoenurheilijat.fi

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Superpesis Finnish baseball

Superpesis is played from spring until autumn

Pattijoen Urheilijat, PattU, is a pesäpallo club from Raahe. The men’s representative team plays in Finland’s championships series, Superpesis. The club’s home field MiiluAreena is located in Pattijoki, Raahe. Join us and cheer the players dressed in yellow and black to victory. Superpesis is the top series level in Finnish pesäpallo. 14 teams play in the series, steered by the Finnish Pesäpallo Association. PattU teams also play in Finnish women’s series, Finnish men’s series and B-Boys’ Finnish championships series.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Pike fishing contest
See also:

Ruukki village days
See also:

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival
See also:

Pekanpäivät

Band with young player playing at the museum in Raahe

Night of the Arts
Event

Band with young player playing at the museum in Raahe — Music-making at the Crown Granary Museum. Photo by Saara Böök

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Organiser: City of Raahe, Cultural Services
Time of event: End of August
Tickets: Mainly events with free admission

Address: Multiple event locations
Phone: +358 44 439 3332
Email: kulttuuri@raahe.fi

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Night of the Arts

Enjoy delightful cultural events at dusk

An autumnal night in late August always provides the setting for the wild and free town festival, Night of the Arts! The town is teeming with engaging and exciting cultural events and activities. Take a map and let it guide you from one spot to the next.

Sign up to participate in the programme. We will help you with scheduling or finding locations, if necessary.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Ruukki village days
See also:

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival
See also:

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival

Seven-member music group Frigg to visit Brahe Classica

Brahe Classica
Event

Seven-member music group Frigg to visit Brahe Classica — Frigg combines Nordic tradition and Americana in an original way in its music. Photo: Antti Vuorenmaa

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Organiser: Brahe Classica
Event time: Sep-Dec
Tickets: Check event homepage for ticket info

Address: Check event homepage for event locations
Phone: +358 40 747 0905 Tiina-Leena Hämäläinen, art director
Email: tiina-leena.hamalainen@braheclassica.fi

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Brahe Classica

Brahe Classica – feel it through music!

An annual concert series organised by Brahe Classica offers a beacon of light in the darkening autumn evenings as well as food for the soul. From September to December, you will get to listen to performances by our country’s top musicians. There will be classical music, folk music, some children’s concerts and even productions mixing various art forms.

Great experiences and soulful moments with music

Since 1993, Brahe Classica has been providing the people of Raahe with high-quality and multi-faceted music experiences through its autumn concert series and concert tours. Join us to enjoy good music! More detailed information about the events of the season is on the Brahe Classica website.

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The winner and catch of the pike fishing contest

Pike fishing contest
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The winner and catch of the pike fishing contest — The winner takes it all, and the catch looks great! The King in 2018. Photo by Pyhäjoen Haukikuninkuuskilpailut Fb

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Organiser: Pyhäjoki fishers association
Time of event: May
Tickets: Free admission to event. Fishers participating in the competition pays a small fee.

Address: Tervo 60, 86100 Pyhäjoki
Phone: +358 400 589 494

Pike fishing contest

The new king or queen of pike fishing is determined in a contest taking place in May every year. Whoever catches the largest pike is crowned as the Pike King or Queen of the Year and rewarded accordingly. Traditionally, fishing takes place in an unanchored boat by spinning or rowing.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

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Raahen Pimiät Festival is a celebration of light and darkness as summer turns into autumn. Photo by Matti Hämäläinen

Raahen Pimiät Festival
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Raahen Pimiät Festival is a celebration of light and darkness as summer turns into autumn. Photo by Matti Hämäläinen

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Organiser: City of Raahe, Projects and development
Time of event: At turn of August - September
Tickets: Free admission. Sellers participating in the fair pay a fee.

Address: Rantakatu 39, Raahe
Phone: +358 40 130 3889
Email: toimisto@raahenpimiat.fi

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Raahen Pimiät Festival

The closing event of the summer welcomes the dark autumn days

The arrival of autumn is heralded by Raahen Pimiät Festival at the turn of August and September. Raahe’s Rantapuisto park is taken over by a market with people selling antiques, collectibles and other stuff, not forgetting the sauna-village with open invitation to enjoy different kinds of saunas. The strangely appealing and absolutely weird programme can also be enjoyed at Härkätori Square in the centre and other sites of the town.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Pooki Flakkaa – Raahe Maritime Festival
See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Paavola spring and autumn market
See also:

Ruukki village days
See also:

Ruukki organic and local product market

Eini giving a concert in at Raahe Event House’s Raahesali

Raahe Event House
Whole family, Culture & galleries

Eini giving a concert in at Raahe Event House’s Raahesali — Enjoy our versatile and bold programme selection. Photo by Raahe Event House

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Address: Kirkkokatu 28, Raahe
Phone: +358 44 439 3232
Email: tapahtumatalo@raahe.fi

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Raahe Event House

Experiences and thrilling moments

Welcome to enjoy cultural services provided by the Town of Raahe. Our mission is to produce quality moments of boldness that uplift the spirits of both residents and visitors. Enjoy the Music Weeks in the spring, Pekanpäivät local history event in the summer, the Night of the Arts and Book Fair in the autumn and other events that we organise around the year.

You can find us at the heart of the town near the idyllic Old Raahe. Our culture specialists are ready to produce unforgettable experiences for you in various forms of art, whether you come to a concert, film or art exhibition.

Professional meeting services

Raahe Event House offers meeting services and a central location in the heart of Raahe. We offer a pleasant atmosphere in an easy-to-reach location. The facilities, technology and entire event production can be easily modified for different needs. Pre-designed packages, the price of which includes the facilities and catering, make booking and organising easy for you.

We can also tailor special events according to your need. Our facilities include the 416-seat Raahesali, 100-seat Fregatti and 25-seat Parkki Cabinet. The Raahesali green room and Galleria Myötätuuli also transform excellently for the needs of various fairs.

Category: Whole family, Culture & galleries, We recommend, Tapahtumapaikka, Groups, meetings & parties, Attractions

See also:

Old Town Raahe
See also:

Night of the Arts
See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Raahe Book Fair
See also:

Hotel Raahen Hovi

The harvest has been gathered. Get healthy and locally produced vegetables, herbs, flours and other products from the market. Photo by Ruukki organic market

Ruukki organic and local product market
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The harvest has been gathered. Get healthy and locally produced vegetables, herbs, flours and other products from the market. Photo by Ruukki organic market

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Organiser: Ruukki village association with co-operators
Time of event: September
Tickets: Free admission

Address: Sammalkankaantie 280, 92400 Ruukki Siikajoki
Phone: +358 41 545 9033

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Ruukki organic and local product market

Organic and local food directly from producers at harvest time

Organic markets have been organised in Ruukki since the 90s. This is the only organic market held in northern Finland every autumn, and it has traditionally attracted visitors far and wide. In recent years, the event has expanded to cover both organic and local produce. The produce sold at the market is mainly organic, and there are dedicated hall stands for sellers of locally grown food and handicrafts.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki
See also:

Ruukki village days
See also:

Paavola spring and autumn market
See also:

Pekanpäivät

Books in rows n the Book fair of Raahe

Raahe Book Fair
Event

Books in rows n the Book fair of Raahe — A book is an adventure that leaves you hungry for more adventures.

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Organiser: City of Raahe, Cultural Services
Time of event: Beginning of September
Tickets: Mainly events with free admission

Address: Kirkkokatu 28, Raahe
Phone: +358 44 439 3232
Email: kulttuuri@raahe.fi

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Raahe Book Fair

The Book Fair brings together guest authors, readers, books and events related to literature

The Book Fair has become an event that lasts nearly a week and provides multiple points of view on literature and books as a hobby. The programme includes events such as guest authors interviews, lectures, live music and poetry. The actual fair day is held in Raahe Event House. The event is organised by the association Raahe Book Club, Raahe Theatre, Ruiskuhuone Café, Raahe Museum, Raahe Library, Lybecker Institute, Raahe Guides Association, Raahe Adult Education Centre, Keskuskoulu Central School, Raahe Youth Services and Raahe Cultural Services.

Book your free sales stand at kulttuuri [at] raahe.fi

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Event

See also:

Night of the Arts
See also:

Raahe Event House
See also:

Pekanpäivät
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#TIP FOR GROUPS Meeting at Event House Raahe - tailored events for groups big and small

teatteriesitys lavalla

Raahe theatre
Whole family, Culture & galleries

teatteriesitys lavalla — Indulge in the magic of theatre and get transferred into new frontiers. Photo Raahe Theatre

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Address: Koulukatu 13, Raahe
Phone: +358 44 324 0958
Email: toimisto@raahenteatteri.fi

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Raahe theatre

Theatre in the heart of the Old Town

Raahe Theatre is literally a theatre surrounded by people, not somewhere in the fringes, but right at the gates of Old Raahe in the grid layout area near Pekkatori Square. The historic art nouveau theatre house on Koulukatu is home to happy experiences at Christmas time, with a children’s theatre tours in the province, and in summer there are open-air shows in the theatre’s courtyard. Allthough the shows and theatre pieces are in Finnish, be bold, go and explore. Summer theatre in particular is an essential part in experiencing Finnish summer.

Concert experiences in a unique setting

The building also serves as a concert venue, so we also offer music, especially jazz! The theatre house, built in 1913, is an attraction in itself, a piquant detail in the beautiful wooden part of Raahe.

Category: Whole family, Culture & galleries, Tapahtumapaikka, Groups, meetings & parties

See also:

Old Town Raahe
See also:

Raahen Rantajatsit - Jazz on the Beach Festival
See also:

#TIP FOR GROUPS Theatre and history - experience Finnish summer theatre and the Old Town Raahe

Dancing at Yppäri’s Merimaja

Summertime dancing at Yppäri’s Merimaja
Groups, meetings & parties, Event

Dancing at Yppäri’s Merimaja — Dancing events have been organised at the nostalgic Merimaja since 1965. Photo by Visit Pyhäjoki

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Organiser: Yppäri sports club
Time of event: From June to August
Tickets: Check the organiser's pages for details

Address: Rannanmäentie 70, Yppäri Pyhäjoki
Phone: +358 400 586 441
Email: merimaja.yppu@gmail.com

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Summertime dancing at Yppäri’s Merimaja

Merimaja is located in Yppäri, in a prime location by the sea. Steeped in the spirit of dancing culture, this old pavilion has a wooden floor, which makes it ideal for dancing. Check our pages for the list of live performers.
The kitchen facilities at Merimaja have been renovated with respect for traditions and are well suited for arranging the catering for many kinds of events.

Read more from the event’s own channels.

Category: Groups, meetings & parties, Event

See also:

Pike fishing contest
See also:

Pekanpäivät
See also:

Majoitusmaailma

Products from dozens of sellers are available every year. Photo by Paavola autumn market

Paavola spring and autumn market
Event

Products from dozens of sellers are available every year. Photo by Paavola autumn market

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Organiser: Paavola youth association
Time of event: Spring market in May, Autumn market in September
Tickets: Free admission

Address: Paavolantie, 92430 Paavola Siikajoki
Phone: +358 500 169 312

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Paavola spring and autumn market

Traditional market, cotton candy and sausages, harvest fruit and talkative salespeople

Neither spring nor autumn would arrive without the traditional market. The Paavola market has attracted people to the village from the entire region since 1999. The organiser of the event, the Paavola youth association, is actively involved in many activities of the village.

Category: Event

See also:

Ruukki village days
See also:

Ruukki organic and local product market
See also:

Northern Finland Garden Fair in Ruukki
See also:

Parhalahti Day

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