Old Rauma Foundation

Kävelijöitä Kuninkaankadulla.

Established in 1976

The purpose of the Old Rauma Foundation, established in 1976, is to preserve the culturally and historically valuable buildings of the Old Rauma district and its original milieu.

According to its charter, the Foundation is entitled to lend or donate the necessary capital for the repair or restoration of structures. When the Foundation makes a loan, interest subsidy or grant, it takes into account, inter alia, the priority of the repairs and restoration, the property owner’s wealth and the historical and townscape value of the property.

The Old Rauma Foundation has supported the restoration or rehabilitation of more than one hundred gates in Old Rauma and loaned funds for the restoration of hundreds of sites.

Grant for the maintenance and repair of gates

The Foundation’s practice has been to provide gate-keeping grants of 30% of the total cost.

In order to receive the grant, the applicant must contact the person responsible for the Old Rauma renovation project before starting the work and agree to supervise the implementation of the project.

Houses in Old Rauma next to the river

Contact us

Chairman Petri Marttinen
petri.marttinen@raumanlh.fi

Treasurer/Administrator Piritta Ernvall
piritta.ernvall@rauma.fi

Checklist for grant applicants

  1. Ask for a repair adviser to come to the site. He or she will identify the need for repair or renovation and provide guidance on the methods and materials that meet the criteria for assistance.
  2. The repair or renovation of the gate will be carried out according to the guidelines (see below).
  3. Submit a free-form grant application to the representative of the Old Rauma Foundation. The application must include the costs.
  4. Finally, ask a repair adviser to visit the site to inspect the work. The repair advisor will give a statement on the work to the Old Rauma Foundation.
  5. The Board of the Old Rauma Foundation will decide on the grant and its payment at its meeting.
The Foundation’s gateway grant guidelines
  • The new gate should follow the design, size, proportions and colouring of the old gate. For example, the height, profiles and other details should remain the same.
  • If the gate is changed, the permit must be verified with the building authority
  • The work must be carried out using traditional or equivalent working methods and structural solutions, using materials typical of the construction period.
  • Particular attention must be paid to the quality of the wood.
  • Material imitations should not be used.
  • The wood surface shall be planed smooth. Planing may be done by machine, but the surface of the wood must not be left with a wavy surface.
  • The timber shall be straight-edged. Rounded timber shall not be used.
  • If screws are to be used, the screw heads should be covered, for example with wooden pegs.
  • Metal parts should be treated so that they do not stand out shiny, for example by painting.
  • Painting should be done with linseed oil paint.
  • Particular attention should be paid to the priming work: pressure should not be used for cleaning or paint stripping. Do not use pressure or paint strippers to remove paint, and use mechanical scraping or paint stripper to remove paint. If there is a compelling need to use water for cleaning, it should be done by other means than pressure washing.
  • Attention should be paid to the timing of painting. The substrate must be completely dry and the weather conditions suitable; no painting immediately after rain, no painting during rain. The ideal time for painting is spring before midsummer, after midsummer the moisture caused by dew must be taken into account.
The free-form application must include
  • Applicant details (name, address, email address, telephone number and bank account in IBAN format)
  • Site details (address of the site, brief description of the site and its history)
  • Project details:
  • What has been done (gate; frame/gate leaves, restored/renovated)
  • how it has been done (showing fixings/joints/methods of construction)
  • what materials have been used (types of paint, etc.)
  • which parts have been recycled, rebuilt, etc. (whether old hinges have been used, etc.)
    • what has been done (gate; frame/gate leaves, refurbished/renovated)
    • how it has been done (showing fixings/joints/working methods)
    • what materials have been used (types of paint, etc.)
    • which parts have been recycled, rebuilt, etc. (whether old hinges have been used, etc.)
  • For payment purposes, costs must be clearly itemised in materials and wages.
  • Receipts must be kept and copies of receipts must be attached to the application.
  • the Foundation’s Board of Trustees will consider the application and decide on payment on the basis of the opinion of the repair adviser.

The Board of the Foundation is made up of

  • Chairman Petri Marttinen (City of Rauma), deputy member Tuomo Grundström (City of Rauma)
  • Member Kirsi-Marja Siltavuori-Illmer (City of Rauma), alternate member Liisa Kurkaa (City of Rauma)
  • Member vice-chairman. Marko Nevalainen (City of Rauma), alternate Jouko Haavisto (City of Rauma)
  • Member Juha Antila (Rauma Real Estate Association), alternate Kalle Aarnio (Nortamo-Seor)
  • Member Sirkka Mantere (Rauma Local Trade Union Association), alternate Tero Aspola (Rauma Guild)