Karis

For the wine grape that is also known as Karis, see Mourvèdre. For another wine grape that is also known as Karis, see Graciano.

Karis Karjaa – Karis
Former town
Karjaan kaupunki Karis stad
Coat of arms
Location of Karis in Finland
Coordinates:
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Ekenäs sub-region
Founded	1930
Town privileges	1977
Consolidated	2009
Area
• Total	214.76 km2 (82.92 sq mi)
• Land	196.82 km2 (75.99 sq mi)
• Water	17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)
• Total	9,155
• Density	46.51/km2 (120.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	38% (official)
• Swedish	59% (official)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Climate	Dfb

Karis (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːrɪs]; Finnish: Karjaa, pronounced [ˈkɑrjɑː]) is a former Finnish town and Finnish municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja that formed the new town of Raseborg.

It is located in the Finnish province of Southern Finland and is part of Uusimaa, one of the regions of Finland. The town had a population of 9,155 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 196.82 square kilometres (75.99 sq mi). The population density was 46.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.5/sq mi).

The municipality was bilingual, with a majority (59%) being Swedish language speakers and a minority (38%) being Finnish language speakers.

Karis railway station is on both the Rantarata line, connecting Helsinki Central railway station and Turku Central railway station; and on the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway where it is the junction station for branch line services to Hanko railway station. Stage magician Simo Aalto came from the town.

See also

• Junkarsborg

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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  VR Class Tk3 steam locomotive no. 1170 in Karis