| Kristinestad | |
| Official Name: | Swedish: Kristinestads stad Finnish: Kristiinankaupungin kaupunki |
| Native Name: | Swedish: Kristinestad – Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 62.2667°N 42°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ostrobothnia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sydösterbotten |
| Leader Title: | Town manager |
| Leader Name: | Mila Segervall |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1649 |
| Established Title2: | Named for |
| Established Date2: | Christina of Sweden |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Kristinestad (pronounced as /sv-FI/, Sweden in Swedish krɪsˈtîːnɛˌstɑːd/;[1] [2] Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki in Finnish pronounced as /ˈkristiːnɑŋˌkɑu̯puŋki/; Latin: Christinea;) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Kristinestad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kristinestad is approximately, while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Kristinestad is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. Kristinestad covers an area of NaNKristinestad}} (excluding sea areas) of which NaNKristinestad}} is inland water. The population density is NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
Kristinestad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.
The Finnish name "Kristiinankaupunki" is the longest municipality name currently in use in Finland. In the vernacular, locally and on some maps, the town itself is known only as "Kristiina".
The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden.[3] Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys.In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.[4]
Kristinestad has a continental subarctic climate (Dfc).
Kristinestad is twinned with:
