Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins, i.e. "Saint Catherine's") is a small town and municipality of Finland.

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Kaarina S:t Karins
Town
Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad
Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′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	150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi)
• Water	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
• Rank	276th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	35,502
• Rank	32nd largest in Finland
• Density	236.14/km2 (611.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	93.9% (official)
• Swedish	3.6%
• Others	2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 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)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20.25%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.kaarina.fi

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 35,502 (31 December 2021)[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 236.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (611.6/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
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  Dance pavilion in Littoinen
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  Ravattula

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:[8]

• Ansião, Portugal
• Jõgeva, Estonia
• Enköping, Sweden
• Szentes, Hungary
• Sovetsky, Russia

See also

• Kuusisto Castle
• Ravattula Church

References

External links

• Kaarina travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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