Kaarina

City of Kaarina
	City of Kaarina; Kaarinan kaupunki
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Kaarina in Finland
	Coordinates: 60°24′N 22°22′E / 60.4, 22.367
	Government
- City manager	Harri Virta
	Area
- Total	60.59 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
- Land	59.70 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
- Water	0.89 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
	Population (31.1.2008)
- Total	22,551
- Density	377/km2 (976.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+3)
Official languages	Finnish
	Website: www.kaarina.fi

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Kaarina (IPA: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]) (S:t Karins in Swedish) is a small city and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Western Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of 21,568 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 60.59 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.89 km² is inland water. The population density is 361.3 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. The legendary founders of funeral doom metal^{[citation needed]}, the band Thergothon was formed here in 1989.

[edit] See also

Kuusisto Castle

[edit] External links

http://www.kaarina.fi/ - Official website (in Finnish)

Residental blocks in Kaarina

	Municipalities of Finland Proper
	Alastaro \| Askainen \| Aura \| Dragsfjärd \| Halikko \| Houtskär \| Iniö \| Kaarina \| Karinainen \| Kiikala \| Kimito \| Kisko \| Korpo \| Koski \| Kustavi \| Kuusjoki \| Laitila \| Lemu \| Lieto \| Loimaa \| Loimaan kunta \| Marttila \| Masku \| Mellilä \| Merimasku \| Mietoinen \| Muurla \| Mynämäki \| Naantali \| Nagu \| Nousiainen \| Oripää \| Paimio \| Pargas \| Perniö \| Pertteli \| Piikkiö \| Pyhäranta \| Pöytyä \| Raisio \| Rusko \| Rymättylä \| Salo \| Sauvo \| Somero \| Suomusjärvi \| Särkisalo \| Taivassalo \| Tarvasjoki \| Turku \| Uusikaupunki \| Vahto \| Vehmaa \| Velkua \| Västanfjärd \| Yläne
	Southwest Finland \| Western Finland \| Finland