Kaarina (; , i.e. "Saint Catherine's") 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 as well as Kino Piispanristi, the largest independent cinema in Southwest Finland. The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on 1 January 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö. Politics 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% Images International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Kaarina is twinned with: Ansião, Portugal Jõgeva, Estonia Enköping, Sweden Szentes, Hungary Sovetsky, Russia See also Kuusisto Castle Ravattula Church References External links Cities and towns in Finland Populated coastal places in Finland Populated places established in 1869 1869 establishments in the Russian Empire