Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by EmilLjunggren (talk | contribs) at 09:22, 24 January 2024. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

{{Infobox settlement |name = Karis |official_name = Karis stad
[Karjaan ] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |blank1_name= (help)

Karis (Finland Swedish: [ˈkɑːris] ; Template:Lang-fi Template:IPA-fi) 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; 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. 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

• Ingå
• Junkarsborg
• Virkkala

References

External links

Media related to Karis at Wikimedia Commons

• VR Class Tk3 steam locomotive no. 1170 in Karis

v t e Raseborg Cityscape
Sub-divisions and villages	Billnäs Bromarv Ekenäs Fiskars Karis Pohja Snappertuna Svartå Tenala
Former municipalities	Bromarv Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Karis Karis landskommun Pohja Snappertuna Tenala
Archipelago	Ekenäs Archipelago National Park Jussarö Padvalandet Skärlandet
Transport	Coastal Railway Hanko–Hyvinkää railway National road 25 National road 52 National road 51 Skåldö ferry
Buildings	Ekenäs city hall Svartå castle Villa Skeppet
Places of worship	Bromarvs church Ekenäs church Pojo church Sankta Katarina church, Karis Snappertuna church Svartå church Tenala church
Tourist attractions	Raseborgs slott Fiskars bruk Billnäs bruk Svartå bruk Dagmar spring Ekenäs old town
Museums	Ekenäs museum center Fiskars museum Snappertuna museum
Organisations	Axxell Novia University of Applied Sciences BK-46 Ekenäs IF Nyland Brigade Fiskars Sisu Auto
History	Junkarsborg Grabbacka Raseborg Castle Raseborgs grafschaft Battle of Landsbro Dragsvik prison camp Harparskog Line

v t e Municipalities of Uusimaa
Municipalities	Askola Espoo Hanko Helsinki Hyvinkää Ingå Järvenpää Karkkila Kauniainen Kerava Kirkkonummi Lapinjärvi Lohja Loviisa Mäntsälä Myrskylä Nurmijärvi Pornainen Porvoo Pukkila Raseborg Sipoo Siuntio Tuusula Vantaa Vihti
Former municipalities	Bromarv Degerby Ekenäs Ekenäs landskommun Haaga Huopalahti Hyvinkään maalaiskunta Karis Karjalohja Karjaan maalaiskunta Kulosaari Liljendal Lohjan kunta Nummi Nummi-Pusula Oulunkylä Pernå Pohja Porvoon maalaiskunta Pusula Ruotsinpyhtää Sammatti Snappertuna Tenala
Uusimaa Finland

This Southern Finland location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Former municipalities of Finland
• Populated places established in 1930
• Populated places disestablished in 2009
• 2009 disestablishments in Finland
• Raseborg
• Southern Finland Province geography stubs