Karis | |
Official Name: | Swedish: Karis stad Finnish: Karjaan kaupunki |
Native Name: | Swedish: Karis – Finnish: Karjaa |
Settlement Type: | Former town |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Uusimaa |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Ekenäs sub-region |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1930 |
Established Title2: | Town privileges |
Established Date2: | 1977 |
Extinct Title: | Consolidated |
Extinct Date: | 2009 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 214.76 |
Area Land Km2: | 196.82 |
Area Water Km2: | 17.94 |
Population As Of: | 2008-12-31 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 9155 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Population by native language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Finnish |
Demographics1 Info1: | 38% (official) |
Demographics1 Title2: | Swedish |
Demographics1 Info2: | 59% (official) |
Demographics1 Info3: | % |
Demographics1 Info4: | % |
Demographics2 Title1: | 0 to 14 |
Demographics2 Info1: | % |
Demographics2 Title2: | 15 to 64 |
Demographics2 Info2: | % |
Demographics2 Title3: | 65 or older |
Demographics2 Info3: | % |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Dfb |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 60.0708°N 23.6625°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Karis (pronounced as /sv-FI/; Finnish: Karjaa in Finnish pronounced as /ˈkɑrjɑː/) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg; Finnish: Raasepori.
It is located in the Finnish province of 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 . The population density was .
The municipality was bilingual, with a majority (59%) being Swedish language speakers and a minority (38%) being Finnish language speakers.
Karis railway station is on both the Finnish: [[Rantarata]] line, connecting Helsinki Central railway station and 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.