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[[Image:Winter_Central_Kaarina.jpg|thumb|thumb|left|Kaarina city centre]]
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'''Kaarina''' ({{IPA2|&#712;k&#593;&#720;rin&#593;}}), or ''S:t Karins'' in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], is a small [[cities of Finland|city]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].
'''Kaarina''' ({{IPA2|&#712;k&#593;&#720;rin&#593;}}), or ''S:t Karins'' in [[Swedish language|Swedish]], is a small [[cities of Finland|city]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].

Revision as of 13:01, 25 May 2007

City of Kaarina
Kaarinan kaupunki - S:t Karins stad
Coat of arms of City of Kaarina
Location of Kaarina in Northern Europe
Location of Kaarina in Northern Europe
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionFinland Proper
MunicipalityKaarina
Government
 • City managerHarri Virta
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
21,954
Time zoneUTC+2 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (CEST)
Websitewww.kaarina.fi

Kaarina (IPA: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]), or S:t Karins in Swedish, is a small city and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 21,568 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 60.59 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.89 km² is inland water. The population density is 361.3 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. The legendary founders of funeral doom metal, the band Thergothon was formed here in 1989.

See also

60°24′25″N 22°22′20″E / 60.40694°N 22.37222°E / 60.40694; 22.37222