Rautio is a former municipality, now a small village of Kalajoki, Finland. It was consolidated to Kalajoki in 1973. History The name Rautio comes from a word meaning "blacksmith". Rautio has existed at least since 1547, at the time it only had three farms. It was a part of the Kalajoki parish. Rautio became a chapel community in 1826. In 1912, it became a separate parish and municipality. Rautio was merged back into Kalajoki in 1973. People born in Rautio Leonard Typpö (1868 – 1922) Elias Simojoki (1899 – 1940) References Former municipalities of Finland Kalajoki Villages in Finland