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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; Template:Lang-fi.

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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Media related to Karis at Wikimedia Commons

Municipalities of Uusimaa
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Former municipalities


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