The first oil refinery at Naantali was brought on stream a couple of years after this. Raade and his friend, Prime Minister and from 1956 President of the Republic Urho Kekkonen were responsible for promoting the project; Kekkonen rallied the politicians and Raade took care of relations to industry at home and abroad.
A short time after this, the initial oil refinery at Naantali was established. Raade and his friend, Prime Minister and from 1956 President of the Republic Urho Kekkonen were responsible for advancing the project; Kekkonen coordinated political efforts while Raade handled industrial relations both domestically and internationally.