Founded 1930 Consolidated 2009 Local time Friday 3:06 PM | Sub-region Ekenäs sub-region Town privileges 1977 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 9,155 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity Area 214.8 km² (196.8 km² Land / 17.94 km² Water) | ||
Karis ([kɑːrɪs]; Finnish: Karjaa, [ˈkɑrjɑː]) 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; Finnish: Raasepori.
Map of 10300 Karis, Finland
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.