Kaarina

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This article is about the town in Finland. For other uses, see Kaarina (disambiguation).

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Kaarina
Town
Kaarinan kaupunki
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Coat of arms of Kaarina
Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Town manager Harri Virta
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 179.49 km2 (69.30 sq mi)
 • Land 150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi)
 • Water 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Area rank 313th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 32,533
 • Rank 33rd largest in Finland
 • Density 216.4/km2 (560/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 93.9% (official)
 • Swedish 3.6%
 • Others 2.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20%
 • 15 to 64 65.6%
 • 65 or older 14.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.kaarina.fi

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 32,533 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 179.49 square kilometres (69.30 sq mi) of which 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 216.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (560/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected 2015.

The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. Kaarina has a well known football team Kaarinan Pojat.

The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kaarina:

Images

  • Kaarina buildings.jpg

    Residential blocks in Kaarina

  • Littoisten järvi.JPG

    Lake Littoistenjärvi

  • Littoisten lava 1.jpg

    Dance pavilion in Littoinen

  • Ravattulan liikekeskus, Kaarina.jpg

    Ravattula

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:

See also

References

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External links

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