Karis
Karis
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 Kauppiaankatu street in the town center of Karis | |
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Karis (Finland Swedish: : Raasepori.
It is located in the
Southern Finland and is part of Uusimaa, one of the regions of Finland. The town had a population of 9,155 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 196.82 square kilometres (75.99 sq mi). The population density
was 46.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.5/sq mi).
The municipality was
bilingual, with a majority (59%) being Swedish language speakers and a minority (38%) being Finnish language
speakers.
Turku Central railway station; and on the Hanko–Hyvinkää railway where it is the junction station for branch line services to Hanko railway station. By driving along the national road 51 to Helsinki
, the minimum distance is about 75 kilometers.
Stage magician Simo Aalto came from the town.
See also
References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
External links
Media related to Karis at Wikimedia Commons
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VR Class Tk3 steam locomotive no. 1170 in Karis
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