Kaarina

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swadish: S:t Karins, i.e. Saunt Catherine′s) is a sma ceety an municipality o Finland. It is locatit in the Finland Proper region an is a neebourin toun o Turku, which is the caipital o Finland Proper, therefore Kaarina is a pairt o the Greater Turku region. The municipality haes a population o 35,878 (28 Februar 2023) an covers an aurie o 179.58 square kilometre (69.34 sq mi) o which 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) is watter. The population density is 238.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (618.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The famous fetish airtist Tom of Finland wis born in Kaarina. The legendary foonders o funeral doom metal, the baund Thergothon wis formit here in 1989. Kaarina haes a weel kent fitbaa team Kaarinan Pojat. The municipality o Kuusisto wis consolidatit wi Kaarina in 1946. The municipality o Piikkiö wis consolidatit wi Kaarina on 1 Januar 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adoptit the coat o airms o Piikkiö. Politics Results o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kaarina: Naitional Coalition Pairty 29.7% Social Democratic Pairty 21.2% True Finns 17.8% Left Alliance 9.5% Green League 7.1% Centre Pairty 6.6% Swadish Fowkpairty 3.4% Christian Democrats 2.8% Internaitional relations Twin touns — Sister ceeties Kaarina is twinned wi: Jõgeva, Estonie See an aw Kuusisto Castle References Freemit airtins Media relatit tae Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons Town of Kaarina Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid