Kaarina
| Kaarinan kaupunki | |||||
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| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||||
| Sub-region | Turku | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
60.59 km² 59.70 km² ranked 425th | ||||
| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
21,568 (2004) 361.3 inh./km² + 2.0% ranked 46th | ||||
| Urbanisation | 97.4% | ||||
| Unemployment | 7.8% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Harri Virta | ||||
| Home page | http://www.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
External links
- http://www.kaarina.fi/ - Official website (in Finnish)
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