Kaarina

Kaarina (; , 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  () an covers an aurie o  o which  is watter. The population density is . 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

Town of Kaarina  – Offeecial wabsteid


Category:Ceeties an touns in Finland
Category:Populatit coastal places in Finland
Category:Municipalities o Finland Proper
Category:Populatit places established in 1869