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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>]] |
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'''Kaarina''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈkɑːrinɑ}}; {{lang-sv|S:t |
'''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]]. |
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It is located in the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]] and is a neighbouring town of [[Turku]], which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the [[Turku sub-region|Greater Turku]] region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|Kaarina}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/total area|Kaarina}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/waters area|Kaarina}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population density|Kaarina|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. |
It is located in the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]] and is a neighbouring town of [[Turku]], which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the [[Turku sub-region|Greater Turku]] region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|Kaarina}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/total area|Kaarina}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/waters area|Kaarina}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population density|Kaarina|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. |
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Template:Infobox Finnish 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 Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[2] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[3] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
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:
- National Coalition Party 29.7%
- Social Democratic Party 21.2%
- True Finns 17.8%
- Left Alliance 9.5%
- Green League 7.1%
- Centre Party 6.6%
- Swedish People's Party 3.4%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
Images
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Residential blocks in Kaarina -
Lake Littoistenjärvi -
Dance pavilion in Littoinen -
Ravattula
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
See also
Kaarina Honkola (lady Electrician or something) (1997)
References
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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total_areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
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