Kaarina
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Kaarina
S:t Karins | |
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Town | |
| Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kaarina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Harri Virta |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 150.57 km2 (58.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 276th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 36,538 |
| • Rank | 31st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 242.66/km2 (628.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 88.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 4.9% |
| • Others | 6.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 21.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.kaarina.fi |
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 as well as Kino Piispanristi[7], the largest independent cinema in Southwest Finland,
The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 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
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Meistä – Kino Piispanristi". Kino Piispanristi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links
Kaarina travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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