Coordinates: 60°16′12″N 22°32′10″E / 60.27000°N 22.53611°E / 60.27000; 22.53611

Karuna, Finland

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Coat of arms of Karuna

Karuna was a municipality in Southwest Finland region of Western Finland Province, Finland, until 1969 when it merged into the municipality of Sauvo. Part of the former municipality, the village of Sandö, was merged into the municipality of Kimito. In 1963, Karuna had 1,213 inhabitants. About 700 people inhabit the area currently. A peculiarity regarding the church of Karuna is that the older wooden church from 1685 was transported into the open-air museum of Seurasaari, Helsinki, and replaced by a stone church in 1910 designed by Josef Stenbäck.

See also

60°16′12″N 22°32′10″E / 60.27000°N 22.53611°E / 60.27000; 22.53611