Welcome to the Raisio Volentary Fire Brigade Bands website.
The first voluntary fire brigade in Finland was established
in 1838. The need for organized fire fighting had become apparent after the
entire city of Turku had burned down
some years before. To raise funds, the newly established fire brigades
organized different kinds of functions and balls. A marching band was
established alongside many fire brigades to provide music for these events.
In Raisio, a city in Southeast Finland near Turku, a voluntary fire
brigade was established in 1898. It gained its own marching band in 1959, when
the Raisio city marching band, established in 1893, was incorporated into the
voluntary fire brigade.
Raision VPK:n soittokunta (The Raisio Voluntary Fire Brigade Band) is a marching band consisting of approximately 20 musicians. The band plays a varying
selection of music from solemn pieces to light entertainment. The band also
works with the church and plays in many events arranged by the church. Other
performances include different functions, concerts, balls etc. The band usually
plays a gig once a month.
The band has also played abroad, with trips to Pärnu and Tallinn in Estonia, and Elmshorn,
the sister city of Raisio in Germany.
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