Raisio (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈrɑisio]; Swedish:Reso) is a town and municipality in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. The town has a population of 24,409 (30 June 2015) and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, neighbouring the region's capital, Turku. The town's land area is 48.76km (18.83sqmi), and has about 5 kilometres (3mi) of coastline to the Bay of Raisio on its southern tip.