Turku Map, Finland

Turku Sightseeing

Turku is a place of exceptional natural beauty and for this reason, the natural beauty aspect of the city should always be high on your list of priorities as far as sights in the city are concerned.  Make sure that you visit the archipelagos; walk around to take in all of the excellent beauty the city has, and of course make sure that you visit the city in the summer so that the full beauty of Turku is there in its... read more

Turku Travel Guide

A good example of this is the Turku Airport, one of the largest airports in the country.  It has fantastic service to other places in Finland and in fact has regular flights departing for a total of 22 different Finnish cities.  In terms of international flights, there are flights that go to Stockholm in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark, but both of these flights are sparse in nature.  Aside from the aerial route,... read more

Turku Nightlife

If you are interested in the nightlife in Turku, you are not going to be disappointed by what is available.  It starts with family friendly activities such as concerts which are available almost everywhere.  Depending on where you are in the year, there is always something available that you can partake of during the evening and nighttime hours such as festivals for jazz, rock, new age and assorted musical styles. ... read more

Turku History

It was in this particular milieu during the 1800s that the Finnish War began between Russia and Sweden, eventually resulting in Russian victory and the ceding of all Finnish lands to Russia by Sweden.  At this point in time Turku was the de facto capital, but the Russians felt that Turku was too close to Sweden and therefore stripped Turku of the title, giving it to Helsinki instead.  This is of course how the... read more