Kaarina

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

This article is about the town in Finland. For other uses, see Kaarina (disambiguation).
Kaarina
S:t Karins
Town
Kaarinan kaupunki
S:t Karins stad
Coat of arms of Kaarina
Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Town managerHarri Virta
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
 • Land150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi)
 • Water29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
 • Rank276th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total36,266
 • Rank32nd largest in Finland
 • Density241.23/km2 (624.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish89.3% (official)
 • Swedish4.9%
 • Others5.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.5%
 • 15 to 6460.3%
 • 65 or older21.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.kaarina.fi
Number of Swedish speakers in Kaarina, according to Statistics Finland[5]

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 36,266 (26 October 2023)[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 241.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (624.8/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,[6] 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:

Images
  • Residential blocks in Kaarina
    Residential blocks in Kaarina
  • Lake Littoistenjärvi
    Lake Littoistenjärvi
  • Dance pavilion in Littoinen
    Dance pavilion in Littoinen
  • Ravattula
    Ravattula

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:[7]

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  6. "Meistä – Kino Piispanristi". Kino Piispanristi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. "Ukrainan sota katkaisi ystävyyden Kaarinan ja entisen Johanneksen väliltä – Johannes-seuran puheenjohtaja moittii ratkaisua". Kaarina-lehti (in Finnish). 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-31.


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