Kaarina
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Kaarina (Template:IPA; Template:Langx, 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 {{#expr:Template:Data Finland municipality/population countround −3}}, while the sub-region has a population of approximately {{#expr: Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population count + Template:Data Finland municipality/population countround −3}}. It is the Template:Ordinal most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku.
Kaarina has an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert.
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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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
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
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Residential blocks in Kaarina -
Lake Littoistenjärvi -
Dance pavilion in Littoinen -
Ravattula
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kaarina is twinned with:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Ansião, Portugal
- Template:Flagicon Jõgeva, Estonia
- Template:Flagicon Enköping, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Szentes, Hungary
- Template:Flagicon Sovetsky, Russia (on ice due to Russian invasion of Ukraine)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
References
External links
Template:Geographic location Template:Navbox Template:50 most populous Finnish municipalities