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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 |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| 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 (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,531 |
| • Rank | 31st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 242.62/km2 (628.4/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 | kaarina |
Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins, i.e. "Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately 37,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 350,000. It is the 31st most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku.
Kaarina has 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 242.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (628.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingual Finnish, with a Swedish minority and a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilingualism was proposed but rejected in 2015.
The famous artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. Kaarina has a football team called Kaarinan Pojat. The Kino Piispanristi[6] is the largest independent cinema in Southwest Finland.
The municipality of Kuusisto was merged with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was merged with Kaarina in 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted Piikkiö's coat of arms.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meistä – Kino Piispanristi". Kino Piispanristi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-15.