Karis

For other uses, see Karis (disambiguation).

Karis (Finland Swedish: [ˈkɑːris] ^ⓘ; Finnish: Karjaa [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).

Karis Karis – Karjaa
Former town
Karis stad Karjaan kaupunki
Kauppiaankatu street in the town center of Karis
Coat of arms
Location of Karis in Finland
Coordinates: 60°04′15″N 023°39′45″E
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Ekenäs sub-region
Founded	1930
Town privileges	1977
Consolidated	2009
Area [1]
• Total	214.76 km2 (82.92 sq mi)
• Land	196.82 km2 (75.99 sq mi)
• Water	17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi)
Population  (2008-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,155
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	38% (official)
• Swedish	59% (official)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb

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