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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turku</span> City in Southwest Finland, Finland

Turku is a city and former capital on the southwestern coast of Finland at the mouth of the River Aura, in the region of Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi) and the former Turku and Pori Province. The region was originally called Suomi (Finland), which later became the name of the whole country. The population of Turku is 201,085 making it the sixth largest city in Finland. The Turku region has a population of 345,522, making it the third largest urban area in Finland after the Helsinki and Tampere regions. The city is officially bilingual, with 5.5 per cent of the population having Swedish as their mother tongue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katariina Souri</span> Finnish playmate and writer (born 1968)

Katariina Souri is a Finnish author, artist, columnist and Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December, 1988. She has been a writer after her brief Playboy career. On January 25, 2010, Kata Kärkkäinen announced that she changed her name to Katariina Souri.

Katarina most commonly refers to:

The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards, which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals. This is a list of the districts in Turku in alphabetical order, grouped by wards.

This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population as of 2004.

  1. Runosmäki (Runosbacken), 10,269
  2. Varissuo (Kråkkärret), 8,760
  3. VII, 8,749
  4. Nummi (Nummis), 7,011
  5. VI, 6,187
  6. I, 6,177
  7. VIII - Port Arthur, 4,760
  8. Pääskyvuori (Svalberga), 4,482
  9. Luolavuori, 4,477
  10. Pahaniemi, 4,397
  11. IV - Martti (Martins), 4,357
  12. Vasaramäki (Hammarbacka), 3,949
  13. Harittu, 3,870
  14. V - Itäranta (Öststranden), 3,677
  15. Uittamo, 3,635
  16. Teräsrautela, 3,554
  17. Halinen (Hallis), 3,501
  18. Jäkärlä, 3,460
  19. Lauste (Laustis), 3,405
  20. III, 3,222
  21. Vätti, 2,990
  22. Kurala, 2,956
  23. Itäharju (Österås), 2,940
  24. II, 2,919
  25. Pansio, 2,905
  26. Ilpoinen (Ilpois), 2,889
  27. Pitkämäki (Långbacka), 2,886
  28. Perno, 2,513
  29. Paattinen (Patis), 2,430
  30. Ruohonpää, 2,375
  31. Yli-Maaria (Övre S:t Marie), 2,209
  32. Kaerla, 2,182
  33. Kärsämäki, 2,021
  34. Kastu, 2,002
  35. Räntämäki, 1,924
  36. Iso-Heikkilä (Storheikkilä), 1,905
  37. Moikoinen (Moikois), 1,880
  38. Koivula (Björkas), 1,761
  39. Mälikkälä, 1,608
  40. Pohjola (Norrstan), 1,569
  41. Mäntymäki (Tallbacka), 1,489
  42. Kukola, 1,486
  43. Raunistula, 1,442
  44. IX - Länsiranta (Väststranden), 1,386
  45. Haarla (Harlax), 1,316
  46. Katariina (Katarina), 1,282
  47. Kohmo, 1,223
  48. Vähäheikkilä (Lillheikkilä), 1,153
  49. Pihlajaniemi (Rönnudden), 1,139
  50. Huhkola, 986
  51. Vaala (Svalas), 972
  52. Kähäri, 934
  53. Peltola, 778
  54. Satava, 764
  55. Puistomäki (Parkbacken), 734
  56. Kurjenmäki (Tranbacken), 679
  57. Kakskerta, 633
  58. Kaistarniemi (Kaistarudden), 630
  59. Saramäki (Starbacka), 530
  60. Ispoinen (Ispois), 480
  61. Korppolaismäki (Korppolaisbacken), 349
  62. Lauttaranta (Färjstranden), 236
  63. Pikisaari (Beckholmen), 226
  64. Oriniemi, 161
  65. Papinsaari, 158
  66. Skanssi (Skansen), 141
  67. Turku Airport (Turun lentoasema / Åbo flygstation), 127
  68. Ruissalo (Runsala), 126
  69. Oriketo, 120
  70. Särkilahti, 111
  71. Maanpää, 107
  72. Toijainen (Toijais), 102
  73. Illoinen (Illois), 85
  74. Artukainen (Artukais), 78
  75. Port of Turku (Turun satama / Åbo hamn), 44
  76. Jänessaari, 26
  77. Koroinen (Korois), 26
  78. Friskala, 23
  79. Kupittaa (Kuppis), 9
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uittamo-Skanssi</span>

Uittamo-Skanssi is a ward of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katariina, Turku</span>

Katariina is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. There is also a nature reserve in the area.

Kaido is an Estonian and Finnish given name, a masculine form of Kaidi – a variant of Katariina.

Kaija is a contemporary feminine personal name thought to have arisen as a Finnic variant of the Katrin, or alternatively from Katariina.

Kata is both a surname and a given name.

Susanna Paasonen is a Finnish feminist scholar. She is a Professor of Media Studies at the University of Turku, and was a visiting scholar at MIT in 2016. She gained her PhD from the University of Turku in 2002; her dissertation was on gender and the popularization of the internet, which was later published through Peter Lang. After holding positions at the universities of Tampere, Jyväskylä and Helsinki, Paasonen was appointed Professor of Media Studies at the University of Turku on 1 August 2011, and publishes on internet research, media theory, sexuality, pornography and affect.

Kaarina is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 25 November. It reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2013 there were 132,000 women registered with this name in Finland. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.

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F-liiga is the highest-tier of floorball for women in Finland. The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja in 1988 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). The former name, Naisten Salibandyliiga, was introduced for the 2000–01 season and its current name for the 2020–21 season. The F-liiga is operated by SSBL Salibandy Oy, a limited corporation owned entirely by the Finnish Floorball Federation.

Katariina is a Finnish and Estonian feminine given name. It is a cognate of Katherine.

Föri

Föri is a cable ferry running across the River Aura in Turku, Finland. The ferry was completed in 1903, and it is the oldest vehicle still in daily operation in Finland. Föri is also the only municipally owned ferry in Finland. The name "Föri" is derived either from the Swedish word "färja", or from the English word "ferry".

Riina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name, often a diminutive form of Katariina. People bearing the name Riina include:

Kärkkäinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Kaja or Kája is a given name and surname. Kaja is regarded as a Polish feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Karolina, a derivative of Karl. Kája is a Czech unisex given name that is a diminutive form of Karolína, Karla and Karel, also derivatives of Karl.

Kaidi is an Estonian given name, a variant of Katariina.

Ratasepp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: