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For the wine grape that is also known as Karis, see Mourvèdre. For another wine grape that is also known as Karis, see Graciano.Template:Infobox Finnish former municipality
Karis (Template:IPA-sv; Template:Lang-fi, Template:IPA-fi) is a former Finnish town and Finnish municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja that formed the new town of Raseborg.
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 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.
Karis railway station is on both the 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. Stage magician Simo Aalto came from the town.
See also
References
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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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