Kaarina Facts for Kids

This page is about the town in Finland. For other uses, see Kaarina (disambiguation).

Quick facts for kids

Kaarina

S:t Karins

Town

Kaarinan kaupunki
S:t Karins stad

Coat of arms

Location of Kaarina in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Southwest Finland

Sub-region

Turku sub-region

Metropolitan area

Turku metropolitan area

Charter

1869

Area

(2018-01-01)

• Total

179.58 km² (69.34 sq mi)

• Land

150.57 km² (58.14 sq mi)

• Water

29.15 km² (11.25 sq mi)

Area rank

276th largest in Finland

Population

(2023-12-31)

• Total

36,339

• Rank

32nd largest in Finland

• Density

241.34/km² (625.1/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

88.7% (official)

• Swedish

4.9%

• Others

6.3%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

18.5%

• 15 to 64

60.3%

• 65 or older

21.2%

• Summer (DST)

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 36,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 347,000. It is the 32nd 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. The population density is 241.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (625.1/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 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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International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
See also

Climate

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 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)
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