Living in Kaarina / S:t Karins

Kaarina / S:t Karins is a large municipality in Etelä-Suomi, Finland, home to 36,339 people in the Nordic area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 4%, #8 of 258), movers on a budget (top 5%, #11 of 258), low-income households (top 5%, #10 of 213).

Residents36,339
Density240 per km²
Area151.3 km²
5-year growth+8.6%
Hub airport12 km (Turku)
Nearest city of 100k+7 km
Within 30 km358,100 people
Sea coast3 km
Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m
Main railway line2.0 km
Distance to Helsinki144 km
Within 10 km238,202 people
Winter daylight5 h 44 min, sunset 15:21

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How Kaarina / S:t Karins ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Finland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn FinlandIn Etelä-Suomi
Young family32#80 of 117#7 of 43Map
Low-income household62#10 of 213#3 of 48Map
Low-income family42#66 of 102#5 of 34Map
Single parent43#62 of 92#5 of 29Map
Pensioner couple48#43 of 112#16 of 40Map
Single pensioner54#41 of 112#16 of 40Map
Early retiree40#78 of 234#27 of 53Map
Single professional58#7 of 42#2 of 13Map
Young professional60#7 of 38#2 of 13Map
DINKS60#7 of 32#2 of 9Map
Remote worker58#20 of 165#7 of 37Map
Commuter74#8 of 43#3 of 15Map
Car-free household59#10 of 31#3 of 9Map
Student78#11 of 27#3 of 7Map
First-home buyer59#19 of 102#4 of 34Map
Budget-constrained mover58#11 of 258#3 of 57Map
Urban lifestyle seeker52#10 of 33#3 of 10Map
Expat professional64#11 of 165#2 of 37Map
Healthcare-first mover59#27 of 112#6 of 40Map
Nature-focused household15#298 of 300#62 of 63Map
Cross-border commuter17#34 of 241#13 of 62Map
Outdoor and mountain lover19#202 of 294#39 of 62Map
Rural value seeker18#295 of 300#61 of 63Map
High-net-worth mover55#44 of 294#13 of 62Map
Lottery winner70#11 of 310#3 of 63Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#46 of 258#9 of 57Map
Coastal living64#27 of 235#7 of 51Map
Business owner71#8 of 258#1 of 57Map
Digital native61#10 of 42#3 of 13Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)98
  • Sea or lake shore98
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)94
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)93
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)90
  • Mobility and connectivity89
  • Demographics89
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)87
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)83
  • Flat land (terrain relief)81
  • Foundation76
  • Lifestyle and amenities74
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)70
  • Jobs and economy67
  • Health and elderly55
  • Safety and community43
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)36
  • Affordability33
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)32
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)26
  • Education and family15
  • Green space3
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.