Kaarina Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in the region of Southwest Finland, Finland
About Kaarina
The municipality is named after the Katariina church that in turn is named after Catherine of Alexandria (Saint Catherine of the Wheel). From a rural community, Kaarina has grown to 32,000 inhabitants and has been a town since 1993. Many of the inhabitants work in Turku. Though officially monolingual, Kaarina has a growing Swedish minority of about 5%, with its own primary school. The former main village of Kaarina (Nummi) has been part of Turku since 1939. The present municipality of Kaarina has a few distinct centres. Kuusisto was annexed to Kaarina in 1946 andPiikkiöin 2009. Littoinen was the biggest settlement in the 1960s, with some industry and a train station (on the Turku–Helsinki railway, now out of use). The modern centre is where the road to the archipelago (Saaristotie,Skärgård
Top Attractions in Kaarina
Explore the best things to see and do in Kaarina:
- ★Hovirinta Beach Park
- ★Järvelä wetland
- ★Kuusisto Castle
- ★Kuusistonlahti
- ★Littoistenjärvi beach
- ★Littoistenjärvi dance pavilion
- ★Pyhän Katariinan polut
- ★Rauvolanlahti
Where to Eat in Kaarina
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Huikopala
- 🍴Prego
- 🍴Tsing tao
Where to Stay in Kaarina
- 🏨Hotel Kivitasku
- 🏨Lomakeskus Koivukankare
- 🏨Villa Wolax
Kaarina Travel Guide Sections
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