Kaarina
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Kaarina
S:t Karins | |
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Town | |
Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad | |
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Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°ECoordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
Charter | 1869 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Harri Virta |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi) |
• Water | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
Area rank | 276th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 34,878 |
• Rank | 32nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 231.99/km2 (600.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 93.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 3.6% |
• Others | 2.4% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
Climate | Dfb |
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 34,878 (31 March 2021)[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 231.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (600.9/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.
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 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kaarina:
- National Coalition Party 29.7%
- Social Democratic Party 21.2%
- True Finns 17.8%
- Left Alliance 9.5%
- Green League 7.1%
- Centre Party 6.6%
- Swedish People's Party 3.4%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
Images[]
Residential blocks in Kaarina
Lake Littoistenjärvi
Dance pavilion in Littoinen
Ravattula
International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Kaarina is twinned with:[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
External links[]
- Kaarina travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Kaarina
- Cities and towns in Finland
- Populated coastal places in Finland
- Populated places established in 1869
- 1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
- Western Finland Province geography stubs