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 / 60.400°N 22.367°E / 60.400; 22.367
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)
 • Land150.57 km2 (58.14 sq mi)
 • Water29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
 • Rank276th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total36,266
 • Rank32nd largest in Finland
 • Density240.86/km2 (623.8/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]

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins, 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 36,266 (30 September 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 240.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (623.8/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

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 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.
  5. ↑
  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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