Kaarina
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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 Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected 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 Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 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:
See also
References
External links
Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kaarina – Official website
