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[[File:Svensktalande i St Karins.png|thumb|350px|Number of [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Swedish speakers]] in Kaarina, according to Statistics Finland<ref>[http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/sv/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/055_vaerak_tau_124.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=2c0b4c7a-cb72-49f3-8572-cdbbdaa52e1d] {{dead link|date=December 2017}}</ref>]]
[[File:Svensktalande i St Karins.png|thumb|350px|Number of [[Swedish-speaking population of Finland|Swedish speakers]] in Kaarina, according to Statistics Finland<ref>[http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/sv/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/055_vaerak_tau_124.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=2c0b4c7a-cb72-49f3-8572-cdbbdaa52e1d] {{dead link|date=December 2017}}</ref>]]
[[File:Kaarina.vaakuna.svg|thumb|upright|A former coat of arms of the municipality]]
'''Kaarina''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈkɑːrinɑ}}; {{lang-sv|S:t Karins}}, i.e. ''[[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]]'s'') is a small [[cities of Finland|town]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].
'''Kaarina''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈkɑːrinɑ}}; {{lang-sv|S:t Karins}}, i.e. ''[[Catherine of Alexandria|Saint Catherine]]'s'') is a small [[cities of Finland|town]] and [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].


Revision as of 12:09, 25 March 2021

This article is about the town in Finland. For other uses, see Kaarina (disambiguation).
Kaarina
S:t Karins
Town
Kaarinan kaupunki
S:t Karins stad
Coat of arms of Kaarina
Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E / 60.400; 22.367
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Town managerHarri Virta
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
 • Land150.57 km2 (58.14 sq mi)
 • Water29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
 • Rank276th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
36,538
 • Rank31st largest in Finland
 • Density242.66/km2 (628.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish88.7% (official)
 • Swedish4.9%
 • Others6.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.5%
 • 15 to 6460.3%
 • 65 or older21.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.kaarina.fi
Number of Swedish speakers in Kaarina, according to Statistics Finland[6]
A former coat of arms of the municipality

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Template:Lang-sv, i.e. Saint Catherine's) is a small town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Southwest Finland region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of 36,538 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 179.58 square kilometres (69.34 sq mi) of which 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 242.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (628.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected in 2015.

The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. Kaarina has a well known football team Kaarinan Pojat.

The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kaarina:

Images

  • Residential blocks in Kaarina
    Residential blocks in Kaarina
  • Lake Littoistenjärvi
    Lake Littoistenjärvi
  • Dance pavilion in Littoinen
    Dance pavilion in Littoinen
  • Ravattula
    Ravattula

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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