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.

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Kaarina S:t Karins
Town
Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad
Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Metropolitan area	Turku metropolitan area
Charter	1869
Government
• Town manager	Harri Virta
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
• Land	150.57 km2 (58.14 sq mi)
• Water	29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
• Rank	276th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	36,335
• Rank	32nd largest in Finland
• Density	241.32/km2 (625.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	89.3% (official)
• Swedish	4.9%
• Others	5.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	18.5%
• 15 to 64	60.3%
• 65 or older	21.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	kaarina.fi

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Kaarina has an area of 179.58 square kilometres (69.34 sq mi) of which 29.15 km² (11.25 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 241.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (625.0/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^[5] 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.

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%

• Residential blocks in Kaarina
• Lake Littoistenjärvi
• Dance pavilion in Littoinen
• Ravattula

• Kuusisto Castle
• Ravattula Church