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Karis (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːrɪs]; Finnish: Karjaa, pronounced [ˈkɑrjɑː]) is a former town and municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs (Finnish: Tammisaari) and Pohja (Swedish: Pojo) to form the new town of Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori).

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 8,977 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 214.99 km² of which 17.55 km² is water. The population density was 45.47 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was bilingual, with a majority (61%) being Swedish and a minority (38%) Finnish speakers.

The town had a railway station on VR's main Helsinki–Turku line. Karis station is also the junction for the branch line to Hanko.