Kaarina

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Town in Southwest Finland, Finland

Kaarina

S:t Karins

Town

Kaarinan kaupunki
S:t Karins stad

Coat of arms

Location of Kaarina in Finland

Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E﻿ / ﻿60.400°N 22.367°E﻿ / 60.400; 22.367
Country|  Finland
Region| Southwest Finland
Sub-region| Turku sub-region
Metropolitan area| Turku metropolitan area
Charter| 1869
Government

• Town manager| Harri Virta
Area

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
• Land| 150.57 km2 (58.14 sq mi)
• Water| 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
• Rank| 276th largest in Finland
Population

(2025-06-30)[2]

• Total

| 36,631
• Rank| 31st largest in Finland
• Density| 243.28/km2 (630.1/sq mi)
Population by native language

[3]

• Finnish| 88.3% (official)
• Swedish| 5.1%
• Others| 6.7%
Population by age

[4]

• 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)
Climate| Dfb
Website| kaarina.fi

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins, i.e. "Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately 37,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 353,000. It is the 31st most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku.

Kaarina has 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 243.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (630.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingual Finnish, with a Swedish minority and a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilingualism was proposed but rejected in 2015.

The famous artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. Kaarina has a football team called Kaarinan Pojat. The Kino Piispanristi[6] is the largest independent cinema in Southwest Finland.

The municipality of Kuusisto was merged with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was merged with Kaarina in 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted Piikkiö's coat of arms.

## Climate

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Climate data for Kaarina Yltöinen (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959- present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 8.8
(47.8)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 31.2
(88.2)  | 33.2
(91.8)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 11.0
(51.8)  | 33.2
(91.8)
Mean maximum °C (°F)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 9.2
(48.6)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 15.1
(59.2)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 29.0
(84.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −0.9
(30.4)  | −1.1
(30.0)  | 2.8
(37.0)  | 8.9
(48.0)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 19.6
(67.3)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 9.3
(48.7)  | 4.1
(39.4)  | 1.1
(34.0)  | 9.9
(49.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −3.6
(25.5)  | −4.3
(24.3)  | −1.3
(29.7)  | 4.0
(39.2)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 1.9
(35.4)  | −1.3
(29.7)  | 5.9
(42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −7.9
(17.8)  | −5.2
(22.6)  | −0.5
(31.1)  | 4.3
(39.7)  | 9.1
(48.4)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 11.2
(52.2)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 2.8
(37.0)  | −0.7
(30.7)  | −4.1
(24.6)  | 1.8
(35.2)
Mean minimum °C (°F)  | −20.8
(−5.4)  | −20.4
(−4.7)  | −16.3
(2.7)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −3.0
(26.6)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 4.3
(39.7)  | −0.8
(30.6)  | −5.8
(21.6)  | −10.2
(13.6)  | −15.4
(4.3)  | −24.2
(−11.6)
Record low °C (°F)  | −36.7
(−34.1)  | −37.4
(−35.3)  | −30.0
(−22.0)  | −18.4
(−1.1)  | −7.2
(19.0)  | −2.5
(27.5)  | 2.0
(35.6)  | −0.6
(30.9)  | −8.0
(17.6)  | −16.8
(1.8)  | −23.5
(−10.3)  | −35.8
(−32.4)  | −37.4
(−35.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 54
(2.1)  | 41
(1.6)  | 37
(1.5)  | 32
(1.3)  | 35
(1.4)  | 57
(2.2)  | 71
(2.8)  | 78
(3.1)  | 56
(2.2)  | 74
(2.9)  | 67
(2.6)  | 68
(2.7)  | 671
(26.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 19  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 13  | 16  | 18  | 20  | 174
Average relative humidity (%)  | 92  | 89  | 82  | 75  | 71  | 73  | 77  | 81  | 85  | 89  | 93  | 92  | 83
Source 1: https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/d7ce3a4f-bf47-4453-be76-2a0de738c59a
Source 2: https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=100934 [7]

## Politics

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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

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* Residential blocks in Kaarina

* Lake Littoistenjärvi

* Dance pavilion in Littoinen

* Ravattula

## International relations

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

### Twin towns — Sister cities

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Kaarina is twinned with:[8]

* Ansião, Portugal
* Jõgeva, Estonia
* Enköping, Sweden
* Szentes, Hungary
* Sovetsky, Russia (on ice due to Russian invasion of Ukraine)[9]

## See also

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* Kuusisto Castle
* Ravattula Church

## References

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1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. ^ "Meistä – Kino Piispanristi". Kino Piispanristi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-15.
7. ^ "02828: Piikkio Yltoinen (Finland)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
8. ^ "Kaarinalla on viisi ystävyyskaupunkia" (in Finnish). City of Kaarina. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
9. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Kaarina travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

Places adjacent to Kaarina

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Turku |

Kaarina

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| Pargas | Sauvo

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Municipalities of Southwest Finland

Municipalities|

* Aura
* Kaarina
* Kimitoön
* Koski Tl
* Kustavi
* Laitila
* Lieto
* Loimaa
* Marttila
* Masku
* Mynämäki
* Naantali
* Nousiainen
* Oripää
* Paimio
* Pargas
* Pyhäranta
* Pöytyä
* Raisio
* Rusko
* Salo
* Sauvo
* Somero
* Taivassalo
* Turku
* Uusikaupunki
* Vehmaa

Former municipalities|

* Alastaro
* Angelniemi
* Askainen
* Dragsfjärd
* Halikko
* Hitis
* Houtskär
* Iniö
* Kakskerta
* Kalanti
* Karinainen
* Karjala
* Karuna
* Kimito
* Kiikala
* Kisko
* Korpo
* Kuusisto
* Kuusjoki
* Lemu
* Loimaan kunta
* Lokalahti
* Maaria
* Mellilä
* Merimasku
* Metsämaa
* Mietoinen
* Muurla
* Naantalin maalaiskunta
* Nagu
* Paattinen
* Pargas landskommun
* Perniö
* Pertteli
* Piikkiö
* Pyhämaa
* Rymättylä
* Särkisalo
* Somerniemi
* Suomusjärvi
* Tarvasjoki
* Uskela
* Uudenkaupungin maalaiskunta
* Vahto
* Västanfjärd
* Velkua
* Yläne

* Southwest Finland
* Finland

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50 most populous municipalities in Finland

|  1.|  Helsinki|  689,758

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2.|  Espoo|  323,910
3.|  Tampere|  260,646
4.|  Vantaa|  252,724
5.|  Oulu|  216,066
6.|  Turku|  206,655
7.|  Jyväskylä|  148,744
8.|  Kuopio|  125,462
9.|  Lahti|  121,622
10.|  Pori|  83,157

|  11.|  Joensuu|  78,398

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12.|  Kouvola|  78,094
13.|  Lappeenranta|  72,909
14.|  Vaasa|  69,819
15.|  Hämeenlinna|  68,473
16.|  Seinäjoki|  66,848
17.|  Rovaniemi|  65,670
18.|  Porvoo|  51,853
19.|  Mikkeli|  51,661
20.|  Salo|  50,794

|  21.|  Kotka|  50,157

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22.|  Kokkola|  48,361
23.|  Hyvinkää|  47,089
24.|  Järvenpää|  46,942
25.|  Lohja|  45,686
26.|  Nurmijärvi|  45,356
27.|  Tuusula|  42,624
28.|  Kirkkonummi|  41,821
29.|  Rauma|  38,909
30.|  Kerava|  38,535

|  31.|  Kaarina|  36,631

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32.|  Nokia|  36,486
33.|  Kajaani|  36,458
34.|  Kangasala|  34,315
35.|  Ylöjärvi|  33,731
36.|  Savonlinna|  31,283
37.|  Vihti|  28,864
38.|  Riihimäki|  28,610
39.|  Raseborg|  27,002
40.|  Raisio|  25,846

|  41.|  Lempäälä|  25,036

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42.|  Imatra|  24,581
43.|  Raahe|  23,566
44.|  Sastamala|  23,444
45.|  Sipoo|  22,903
46.|  Hollola|  22,843
47.|  Siilinjärvi|  21,383
48.|  Pirkkala|  21,204
49.|  Mäntsälä|  20,966
50.|  Tornio|  20,932

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