Kaarina

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Kaarina

Total population

36,335

Founded

1869

Land area150.57 km²

Coordinates60.41°, 22.37°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kaarina 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 37,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 356,000. It is the 31st most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest municipality in the Southwest Finland region after Turku.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Axel Gyllenkrok

Swedish general and noble

K

Karl Lindholm

Russian competitive sailor (1860–1917)

Timo Nummelin

Finnish footballer and ice hockey player

Nils Gyldenstolpe

Swedish count, official and diplomat (1642-1709)

T

Topi Helin

kickboxer

Janina Andersson

Finnish politician

Enzio Reuter

Finnish entomologist (1867–1951)

Juhani Tamminen

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1950)

Harald Roos

Finnish military personnel (1895–1969)

V

Vesa Heikinheimo

Finnish footballer

N

Nils Ehrenschiöld

Swedish soldier (1674-1728)

J

Johannes Lahti

Finnish decathlete (1952–2017)

Carl Fredrik Fredenheim

Swedish official, ceremony master and superintendent (1748–1803)

J

Jerry Ahtola

Finnish ice hockey player

Pentti Renvall

Finnish historian and professor (1907-1974)

J

Jasse Jalonen

Finnish footballer (born 1973)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southwest Finland

• Harvaluoto
  4.6 mi away
• Finnby
  4.8 mi away
• Kapellstrand
  5.2 mi away
• Haaga
  5.9 mi away
• Ilmarinen
  6.9 mi away
• Artukka
  8 mi away
• Samppa
  8.7 mi away
• Maaria
  9.3 mi away · pop. 3,076
• Lemlax
  10 mi away
• Simonby
  10 mi away
• Sydmo
  11.1 mi away
• Karuna
  11.4 mi away

Browse all places in Southwest Finland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

common hazel

Corylus avellana

Seen 2026-09-26

Urchin Earthfan

Thelephora penicillata

Seen 2026-09-26

Dotted-stalked Suillus

Suillus granulatus

Seen 2026-09-26

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-09-26

Clover Leaf Weevil

Brachypera zoilus

Seen 2026-09-26

Carpatolechia decorella

Carpatolechia decorella

Seen 2026-09-25

Inocutis rheades

Inocutis rheades

Seen 2026-09-25

Wall Lettuce

Mycelis muralis

Seen 2026-09-25

Conifercone Cap

Baeospora myosura

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).