Kaarina
Kaarina 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 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected in 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 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kaarina:
Kaarina is twinned with:
