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Believed to have been founded in the early 13th century, it is the cradle of modern Finnish culture and has extensively influenced Finnish history. Turku's fantastic culinary scene has earned it the nickname 'the Paris of Finland' and the city has been called 'Finland's gateway to the West'. The river banks form a national urban park allowing for a pleasant stroll from the Turku Cathedral to the Turku Castle. Close to the river mouth is the island of Ruissalo, with oak forests and 19th-century villas. Turku is at its best in summertime, when it hosts many festivals, including rock festivals, chamber music festivals and a medieval fair. But do not forget the winter atmosphere, if you are lucky you may be able to have a thrilling walk on the ice cover of River Aura. Greater Turku as defined here includes a few surrounding towns and some countryside. Of these Raisio in the nort-west is included here, while Kaarina and Naantali have their own articles, as has the Turku countryside in the north, including west to east Masku, Rusko, Paattinen part of Turku and Lieto. The city came into existence at Koroinen on the banks of river Aura, a few kilometres north from the current market square. It was a centre for trade in the s, and in , the bishopric was transferred there as well. The Aura River Valley had already been a prosperous and relatively densely populated area since the Iron Age. The year is, somewhat arbitrarily, regarded as the year in which the City of Turku was founded. The construction of Turku Castle began in the s, the Dominican monastery of St. Olof was being built on Samppalinna Hill and Turku Cathedral was consecrated in the year From this point on, the city held an important position in the Swedish realm and it had staple town charter the right to conduct foreign trade , assuring that trading was brisk. The German bourgeoisie of Turku held a major role in the early development of the city, and Turku had a community that was part of the Hanseatic League , which dominated trade along the coasts of Northern Europe. The tradition of declaring Christmas Peace has continued from the 14th century to these days and is broadcast in several countries. During Swedish rule, Turku was the largest and most important city in what now is Finland, as well as a major city of the Swedish Kingdom. Turku was long the provincial capital of much of the eastern half of Sweden, was capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland in —, and remains the seat of the archdiocese of Finland. Russia , after overtaking Finland from Sweden , moved the capital to Helsinki , which was closer to Saint Petersburg and farther from Stockholm. Turku remained Finland's largest city until the end of the s, but its ambitions were dealt a death blow in , when a raging fire destroyed most of the city. Turun palo the 'Great Fire of Turku' is still the largest urban fire in the history of the Nordic countries. The city was almost completely destroyed, and the rest of the major institutions with the exception of the archbishop's seat were moved to Helsinki. The burnt city needed an altogether new town plan, which was drawn up by German architect Carl Ludvig Engel the following year. The current universities in Turku were inaugurated soon after independence, both to restore Turku's status and as part of the language strife: the bilingualism of Helsinki university was a red rag to the Fennomans, while the Swecomans saw the Swedish language threatened. Turku is still a gateway to Sweden. The competition between cruise ferry companies led to ferries ever increasing in size and features, which let the Turku shipyard develop into a world leader of building large cruise ships, with customers such as Royal Caribbean, Carnival and TUI Cruises. Turku shipyard directly and indirectly employs some 8, people. Afterwards Turku has seen a huge boost in domestic and foreign visitors. Turku remains a regional capital of Finland Proper and is the third most populous city-region in Finland and the eighth largest urban area in the Nordic countries , with around , inhabitants living in the Turku sub-region , in Turku proper. Consequently, you will find that the city is bustling with young adults. The large number of students means that restaurants, live music clubs and nightlife are ample. There is a cultural spirit in the city, and some of the proud residents are still irked that Helsinki took over as Finland's capital back in In other parts of Finland people from Turku are stereotypically thought of as being bit reserved and uppish in their views of their home town. The fierce competition with Tampere in the s on being the country's second city probably influences this. However, if you have a coffee at the Market Square and chat with the locals, you will soon find out that this is not the case. Most of the Swedish-speaking are fluent in Finnish. Among the Finnish, the relation to Swedish is split: there are queues to the language-immersion daycare and follow-up school and many are bilingual with Swedish, while non-academic people born before and many born after the s have a weak Swedish that they may refuse to use. The Turku dialect of Finnish has many influences from Swedish and historically also from Estonian. Turku, like the rest of Finland, has four distinct seasons. Situated by the Baltic Sea and sheltered by the islands of the Archipelago Sea, Turku has a humid continental climate. If visiting in wintertime and meeting slush, ride somewhat more inland a local bus can get you far enough and you will probably find the real snow. Once in a while you can find it in Turku city centre too. In good winters people walk, ski and skate on the ice of the river and there are skiing tracks all around the suburbs. Current weather forecasts can be checked at the Finnish Meteorological Institute website. Turku's official tourist agency is Turku Touring. It serves also the larger region. Turku is well connected to the rest of the country by rail and road, and has flights from Helsinki and Mariehamn. The ferries take cars. There are a few flights also from across the Baltic Sea and from some more distant places. Turku is a good yachting destinations, for those on the Baltic Sea or ready to make the longer voyage. These latter tend to change as budget airlines come and go. Domestic Finnair flights from Helsinki have been discontinued and replaced by coaches operated by Finnair instead. Bus line 1 departs from the airport every 20 minutes and goes via the centre to the Port of Turku. Several hotels happen to be along the route. Free transfers for two hours included, see Get around for details. The line operates from to The day's last bus waits as long as 15 minutes if necessary, to allow passengers to catch it. The last buses operate only to Kauppatori, not to the harbour. Turku is km away from Helsinki and easily reached by train transfer in Helsinki centre or coach. By car, the voyage by the Finnish national road 1 E18 takes around 1hr40min. There is an almost hourly coach connection from Helsinki Airport to the Turku bus station. Coaches are operated by various companies, but tickets are sold on the Matkahuolto platform regardless of the operator. As of , Finnair has discontinued their domestic flights to Turku, but they do sell plane tickets to Turku where you then transfer to Finnair buses at Helsinki Airport. Coach services operate around the clock, although there may be a gap of two hours between services in the small hours of the night. The trip takes between 2 hr 15 min and 2 hr 55 min, depending on whether the service calls in towns on the way. The Onnibus buses are red double-deckers with free Wi-Fi but little legroom. They also have special restrictions on children, pets and luggage. Book tickets online in advance for a cheaper price; bargains are available if booking early enough. Links between Turku and the rest of the country except Satakunta are frequent and excellent, although not hourly any more. There is also an overnight car and sleeper train connection from Rovaniemi in Lapland 10—15 hr, often with a transfer to a day train in Tampere — if a sleeper cabin is suggested also for the remaining journey, check how much you pay for that add-on. The IC2 services have a family car, with space for prams, a playing corner upstairs and the accessible toilet doubling as family room. VR , the state-owned railway company, operates the trains. Turku has three railway stations: the The two first have ticket vending machines, waiting room, toilets, and service for the disabled on advance request; Port of Turku has no service. There are no manned service points in Turku. The platforms at the central station were moved in August , now accessed by the pedestrian bridge across the rails between Logomo and the city centre. Traffic from Helsinki will reach the central station from 15 December A new railway station will be taken into use in Trains arriving from the direction of Helsinki stop at Kupittaa make sure you ask for that station instead of 'Turku', which may give you a double-length journey via Toijala , while trains from Tampere arrive at the central station. Some of the latter continue onward to the harbour, while those from Helsinki offer a connecting bus — handy if you are connecting to a passenger ferry towards Stockholm or Mariehamn. Also trains from Helsinki will continue to the centre from 5 August , as the new railway bridge gets completed. Until then, there is a VR bus operated by some bus company from the Kupittaa station to the harbour, for those with a train ticket to there. Other passengers are served by the normal city buses, paying the normal fares optionally included in the train ticket. Lines 32 and 42 have their stop m away across the street and either passes each 10 min in daytime, continuing through the centre and by the former central station; use either the ascent by the train or the one closest ahead to get to the stop, the latter is more direct but lands you close to traffic, watch out for your children. There are also a few other lines passing by there or at another stop. The centre is at walking distance 2 km and a route is signposted. In — the parking by the station exit is chaotic check directions and have a bit extra time , as passenger volumes are much larger than normally. The trains from or via Tampere are not affected by the special arrangements, other than concerning transfers towards Helsinki which mostly must be done by the ordinary buses. However, platforms and services have been moved a few hundred metres. From western Europe, you can travel by train to Stockholm and take a ferry cruise from there. This can be a scenic option, and most of the European railway companies offer discounts for the ferry connection. A few buses including lines 32 and 42 pass the Kupittaa and Turku stations on their way to the centre, just cross the street and wait for one, if you don't want to walk 2 and 1 km to Kauppatori, respectively; the route to the centre is signposted from Kupittaa or take a bike ride. There are bike sharing stations by the railway stations in the summer season April—October ; see By bicycle below. Long-distance services usually terminate at The station is at the northern edge of the city centre within walking distance from the central railway station 1 km and Kauppatori the market square, m. The bus station has good local bus connections, although it is not the hub for them. There are stops for local and regional lines at a few different places on or around the station, note where your bus stops. Some coach lines arriving at the station continue to the Port of Turku, if needed. If going there, tell that when buying your ticket and when boarding. Normal coach connections from Kamppi in Helsinki leave for Turku more or less every half an hour during the day and every hour or two during the night. Coming via Tallinn , there may be a coach directly from the port, mostly via Kamppi. Direct connections and connections with transfer are available from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. All these connections are either express or special express there may also be a few hard-to-find 'regular' connections. Children under the age of four travel for free. Cheaper tickets can often be had in advance on the net check also the individual companies' websites. There are normally more or less hourly connections from Tampere and Pori in daytime, and each two hours from Vaasa , some all the way from Oulu. For timetables, for the above mentioned or other connections, see Matkahuolto. Also Onnibus has connections to Turku. Direct bus services from Saint Petersburg are provided by Ensi-Bus \[ dead link \] and Transgold check whether the sanctions have affected them. The The port also has its own railway and bus station by the Viking terminal and some trains and coaches depart at the port see By train and By bus above. To get from the port to the centre, buses 1 and 1B run frequently at the ferry arrivals and stop by the terminals. The buses still get crowded at these times and the boarding is a bit chaotic, as people are searching for their money, card or phones; try to minimise the hassle you are causing. Some drivers don't speak English or Swedish, but there is certainly some polyglot around. If you are getting off before Kauppatori, try to get a seat or stand close to the middle or back door. Regardless, the ride is reasonably smooth and people tend to be helpful. Taxis are also available, of course. With light luggage strolling along the river to the centre can be a nice option 3 km to Kauppatori, buses within reach all the time. A new ferry terminal is planned to be ready for use in ; there will be changes in arrangements during the construction works. For a scenic view, and less expensive prices, a morning departure is advisable. Going in the night, you avoid one night at a hotel, but the effective sleeping time is short, as you are probably waked up for cleaning of the cabin well before arrival generous, although not cheap, breakfast is available. Evening departures provide adequate night club activities on board if you want to cut loose before arriving; there is entertainment also on the day cruises. By bus, take line N14 from the harbour and transfer to line 6 or 7 in Naantali centre local bus fee, transfer included. Two new ferries were taken into use in the winter —, intended to attract more leisure travellers, still more quiet than the alternatives. When comparing prices, note costs of meals, included on some ferries. Bikers should wear reflective vests in the harbour areas. Due to this stop, plus a Finnish-demanded exception to European Union rules, passengers can make duty-free purchases on the ferries. The tax-free prices tend to be slightly cheaper than prices on the shore, but are seldom bargains; know the on-shore price levels if you want one. Looking for special offers may save a lot of money on the ferry passage. A 'fuel fee' may be added since , due to extraordinary fuel prices , for cruise offers also a voucher guaranteeing minimum spending aboard. In summer, book early if you have a car, especially if it exceeds standard dimensions. Youth travelling by themselves should check age restrictions. Using the small ferries is more complicated and possibly more expensive, but can be rewarding. Many people also from other regions, including Helsinki, spend their summer vacation yachting around the Archipelago Sea surrounding Turku. There is an abundance of minor guest harbours on the remaining distance through the archipelago. Turku Guest Harbour is on the Aura river halfway between the port and Kauppatori, while the TPS guest harbour, Ruissalo Marina and Ruissalon Telakka are on the scenic island of Ruissalo, with buses line 8 to the city centre once an hour or half an hour in daytime. Except Telakka, they have fuel stations and septic tank emptying. There is also a free mooring site above the Aura bridge, but only for short visits without high mast, perhaps a nice tour if you have a suitable dinghy bridge height 3. From the cathedral upstream the river is shallow; there are shallows especially in the middle of the river and perhaps at the bridges, some rocks elsewhere. There is a portage at the Halinen rapids and dam north of the centre; upstream from there it is a popular canoeing route. Turku is well connected by roads to other parts of Finland. E18 is a high-speed controlled-access highway all the way from Russia, but deviates towards Naantali along the Turku bypass road 40 , stay on highway 1. Highways 8 and 9 are motorways for some distance outside the city. Turku can be reached from Helsinki in around 1 hr 40 min in summer and 2 hrs 40 in winter. The former main road from Helsinki, now regional road , is somewhat slower but allows your seeing more of the landscape. The fee on trains and coaches is similar. Onnibus does not take bikes. The Eurovelo 10 route around the Baltic Sea goes through Turku. From the north it is developed from Vaasa to Turku, with signposting incomplete as of The market square, Kauppatori Swedish: Salutorget is often considered the midpoint of the city, and most sights and restaurants, and most businesses in the centre, are within a kilometre from there. Nearly all buses pass by or have their terminus at Kauppatori, and reach every corner of the city, mostly with reasonable frequency. A bike is still the quickest way to get around and cycleways are generally good, but in the central business district you may have to cycle among cars or lead your bike. The vast majority of the city's sights are within a kilometre or two from Kauppatori. The river Aura passes through the centre, and its banks are very popular, allowing for a pleasant stroll from, say, the national shrine of Finland, the Turku Cathedral, to the Turku Castle, which used to house Swedish Kings — or upstream to experience some countryside. Turku Touring, the official tourist agency of the city, offers different walking tours for visitors. There are also leaflets with self guided walking tours, such as Sculpture walk, ArchitecTour, Romantic Turku and Stepping it up. You can get a map from the main library Linnankatu 2 or the tourist information Aurakatu 2. If you have a smartphone you can download a Citynomadi app and get a map there. The fastest and most flexible way of seeing Turku is on a bike. There are good bike paths mostly as needed, although at the very heart of the city you have to know the routes or sometimes join car traffic, or get off the bike unless sufficiently experienced; not all the best routes are obvious. Some routes in the centre are brushed and salted in winter: along the river, around the campuses and through the central business district. Elsewhere cycleways and roads are not always maintained sufficiently in the winter for easy in the centre: safe biking, but local hardcore cyclists are biking throughout the year. Main biking routes are well signposted. In the centre there are often temporary disruption of these routes markets, roadworks etc. This is more seldom a problem elsewhere. The map at kartta. Bike theft is common and vandalism happens. A lock gives some protection. If leaving the bike close to the river it should be locked to something. There are stations, many of which virtual just leave the bike in the designated area found by the app and register the end of journey as usual. The hire can also be ended outside stations, for an additional fee. The monthly or seasonal payments count as Donkey Republic membership in other towns; it seems you can use such a membership also in Turku. Tickets are handled as if all buses serving the area were local, except for lines , , and Coaches without line numbers are not covered nor Onnibus, which has its own numbering system. The planner works well in most situations, but some sanity checks are needed: the planner can guess at destinations with 'similar' spelling, it thinks 'Bus station, Turku' means the one in the port, and it may behave oddly when no suitable bus is found for whatever reason. You can also use the Nysse mobile app for journey planning. Most buses go through the centre, passing Kauppatori. To avoid walking a few hundred metres, you can often transfer at some other stops, shared or closer one to the other. The routes in the centre were changed in , so don't trust older information. The rest of the 2xx and 3xx lines have their stops near Kauppatori. There are few 'circle lines', so usually if you need to transfer, you will need to take one bus to the centre, then transfer there to the bus taking you to your final destination. Often the most convenient transfer point is the stop before or after the stop by Kauppatori. As buses generally go in two directions from the centre, make sure that you are taking the correct numbered bus in the correct direction as well. Destinations are mentioned on some stops and alternating between languages on most buses, but you should still note the numbers of the lines you intend to use. If going towards Kauppatori it is mostly enough to know on what side of the street to stand. Many buses announce the next stop by voice and display. Buses passing the municipality border mostly have 3-digit numbers notable exceptions: lines 6 and 7. Buses not reaching Turku often minibuses with sparse schedules have their number prefixed with a letter, such as L for Lieto — but 'P' means Turku lines meant primary for seniors. There are some quirks, e. To add to the confusion, a few coach stops have had their signs changed to bus stop signs there have been similar changes elsewhere in the region. The main stop affected is the one at the cathedral, where all services along Uudenmaankatu stop by either of the signs. Electronic displays and timetables at bus stops ignore some regional buses. Single tickets are valid for unlimited transfers within two hours of the ticket's purchase. If you want tickets for other than a single adult, tell the driver and show your card to the device only when the correct option has been registered. Persons in wheelchair and the person assisting travel for free, as does a person with an infant or toddler in a baby carriage use the middle door, the driver will help with the wheelchair ramp; there is usually sufficient space. Children under 7 years old need a ticket only when travelling alone. If you intend to take the bus more than twice a day read: in more than two 2-hr periods , it becomes economical to ask the bus driver for a hour ticket. The electronic payments should do this automatically and subtract already paid single tickets from the price, given that you use the same card or smartphone all the time. They also keep count of the 2 hr transfer period. The equivalent can also be bought in the app. Those staying more than a few days or travelling as a group may want to check other options also, e. For groups, ask for a group card ordinary children's cards are personal, adults' cards valid for three persons. Show the card to the machine once for each person the first time, once for all the group at 'transfers'. Once upon the time modifier letters as in 12A and 12B got removed and numbers changed in this case to 32 and The lines are ordered according to these associations: 1, 2, 2A, 3, 30, 4, Often the associated lines behave the same most of the route, but have different destinations in one end. In a few cases the destination varies without any change in line number, usually with a sign in the front window of the bus. The corresponding notes in the timetable are often incomprehensible without some understanding of the individual lines, but usually you know when you need to understand them and can ignore them otherwise. The worst trap is some extra rush hour buses on long lines stopping prematurely: check that you get the one going all the way to your stop. Some lines are only or additionally listed in groups, with information for common possibly intermediate destinations. Sometimes a line being in the booklet twice is not evident, check carefully if relevant. The timetables at major stops instead give the estimated passing time of the bus and line number, as lines are grouped together. School buses, night lines, rush hour lines and lines serving the elderly, and the quirks of these, are partly handled in their own maps, chapters and booklets, although tickets are valid as usual. Taxis are abundant and easily available throughout the city. There are three crunch times when getting a taxi might be problematic: the morning and evening ferry departure times particularly in summer , around and , and the bar closing times particularly on weekends around Taxis generally accept major international credit cards. At the railway station and similar places there may also be a 'Kimppataxi' offering rides together with strangers cf minivans in some countries , which in some cases is considerably cheaper. Don't be afraid of 'wild' drivers found at the railway station or other busy taxi stands and available by a call , just check that their prices aren't rip-offs — which could be a problem in the night. Any taxi should have the yellow taxi sign and a meter. Most taxis use the Taxidata call centre. If using their call centres it might be wise to check that there is a taxi available nearby before committing. Pre-booking is free for some of these competitors. Like elsewhere in Finland, the taxis belong to smaller companies with just an agreement with the call centre. Swedish Voi , German Tier and Norwegian Ryde have electric kick scooters for rent, to use in the centre. Dott seems to be coming. Don't drive in Kauppatori, but park in the vicinity. There are a number of cruises in and tour boat connections to the archipelago, e. Some of the tours are available only in summertime, others continue as long as ice conditions permit. On your way out from the city you can see the old ships by Forum Marinum, Turku castle, the harbour and Pikisaari and Ruissalo with their old charming villas, before you reach the open Airisto. Parking lots by the street are sparse in some hours, but otherwise you should be able to park your car for a while quite near the place where you are going. Short time parking is often free, as is public parking in nights and Sundays, and free parking lots can be found in the outskirts of the city. Private paid parking usually has no free hours, but can be cheaper for long stays. When parking in the street, especially in winter and spring, note times reserved for maintenance. Parking halls, such as the underground Q-Park operates several parking halls in central Turku. Most of the largest hotels have their own parking halls. Two sights in the city are considered above others by Finnish visitors : the medieval castle, which is the symbol of Turku, and Turku cathedral, the national shrine of Finland, but there are several more modest pearls to find. Nowadays it houses an open air living handicrafts museum, with local artisans working in traditional ways. The biological museum has dioramas showing Finnish fauna of different biotops. The museum of art has a collection from the time of national awakening in the 19th century, besides more modern works. The Museokortti card gives free entrance to most museums. Turku is especially lively during the summer season, from the latter part of May to early September, as well as around the Advent and Christmas period in December. The banks of the river Aura are regarded Turku's summertime living room. The shores are the setting for many urban events and are also popular for picnic and relaxing. One-off performances can be harder to find, as information channels vary. Be aware of the inherent dangers of climbing. Safety cannot be guaranteed even if the businesses take security seriously. Make sure you have understood the instructions. Children usually need permission from their custodians, must respect instructions, and might need to be accompanied. For skippered yacht cruises or yacht chartering, see Archipelago Sea. Here are options for smaller vessels and quick trips:. Due to its location at the shores of the Archipelago Sea , Turku has a number of great beaches easily reachable from the city centre. There are also two outdoor pools 0. Most indoor facilities — and some outdoor ones — are open round the year. Turku has a number of free beaches around the city. Lifeguards are supervising swimming on all of the beaches mentioned above during the school summer holiday periods from the beginning of June to the end of August. Winter swimming :. Foxtrot, waltz, jive, cha cha, what have you … The dance pavilions are an essential part of the Finnish summer for many, although not any more for a majority, and some keep dancing all year. Pavilions in Turku and Raisio and popular ones in the surroundings include:. The main library has free dances in its yard, Tuesdays —, from late June to late August with weather reservation. Mostly old couples the generation which never attended dance courses , mostly Finnish tango, waltz and humppa , and you might be unlikely to be asked to dance — but asking somebody to should be possible regardless of whether you are a man or woman. Easter is celebrated in the churches, with many services. Specifically, you might want to experience the Orthodox Easter Vigil , even if not Orthodox yourself. There are several concerts with Christian music, particularly, passions may be performed. There may be a reenactment of the Way of the Cross. The Christmas season starts more or less with the turning on of Christmas lights in the pedestrian part of Yliopistonkatu a week before Advent. The market at the Old Great Square opens, department stores and many shops have nice Christmas displays in their windows, Christmas music is played, Charity bazaars in many schools, parish halls, etc. Usually the first snow has come and melt away, and there will probably again be snow several times during Advent. With good luck the snow will stay. White Christmases are quite common, but there is no guarantee. The lights on the Christmas tree of the cathedral are turned on the Saturday a week before Advent begins programme usually begins at The big spruce arrives and is risen the preceding Wednesday at about —, perhaps worth watching if you are around. A ' light path ' in the form of light installations for a few days 6—9 Dec get many people out on a walk along the river in a happy mood. Most every choir gives some kind of Christmas concert in or immediately before Advent. The Church arranges sing-alongs with collect to their development aid. Many museums, also some that otherwise are closed in winter, have displays or events related to the season; table settings and food of Christmas in different times and social classes are shown at the castle, the Qwensel house and the handicraft museum. Handicraft workshops such as of making candles are arranged at Seikkailupuisto and Kurala. There are also events at other institutions, such as candlelight swimming at Impivaara and Petrelius. Independence Day, December 6th, is celebrated by the philharmonic orchestra by two free day concerts tickets are distributed a few weeks in advance. The latter, starting , can be seen on screens at the Old Great Square. There are services in the churches mostly at Charity bazaars. The students have a torch parade to the war graves start People light candles in their windows originally a silent protest against Russian oppression , which makes for a nice evening stroll. A few associations arrange balls, the one of Turku folk dancers Rytky is open for the public, with a dance course in the preceding weeks. On December 13th, Lucia is crowned in the morning, blessed in the cathedral in the evening be early if you want a seat , and then performing in the Hansa shopping centre. Programme for the rest of the season is changed yearly but generally Lucia and her company will be seen on many occasions, mostly in retirement homes and the like, but also e. The ecumenical plea for peace is made in the cathedral in Advent 14 Dec , to be broadcast on television before noon on 24 December. The audience should arrive at latest , the event starts at The Swedish service in the cathedral afterwards welcomes also the international audience. Most people are going to spend the evening and the Christmas Day with their family; the city will mostly close. Bus traffic in town continues to and is then suspended for Christmas Day. The main library is open — on Christmas Eve, with also some programme. Lights on the graves. Services in the churches. Some restaurants are open also in Christmas, but booking a table may be necessary. The cruise ferries may have cruises instead of route traffic. There is some music festival in Turku nearly every weekend in summer all back after the pandemic. Here some, in more or less chronological order:. There's a great number of expos and fairs held in Turku annually. Most of the fairs take place outside the summer season in autumn and spring. Large part of these fairs take place in the Turku has a long academic history: Queen Christina of Sweden founded the first university of Finland in Turku in At that point it was only Sweden's third university following Uppsala University and the Academia Gustaviana in Tartu. Nowadays Turku is still a major academic town in Finland and because of this the city is bustling with students. Almost 20 per cent of Turku residents are students and many of them are exchange students or otherwise from abroad. The universities have many courses in English and some study programs targeted at exchange students, often in cooperation between the universities. Both universities are legal deposit repositories, which means they have everything of value printed in Finland since the s, usually available at least for reading in both or either, if requested a day or a few in advance. Exchange student can borrow a set of basic utensils from the student unions. There are plenty of opportunities to part with your cash in Turku. The city centre is full of major retail and independent shops. Shopping in Turku is generally more affordable than in Helsinki, but, as with the rest of Finland, it is by no means cheap by international standards. The numerous second-hand and antique stores represent a unique shopping alternative. If arriving in the night, there are grocery stores that are open 24 hr daily except perhaps some holidays , including Citymarket Kupittaa and some K-market and Sale stores in or near the centre. Some more grocery stores are open to or , most close or , often earlier in the weekend. Getting cash is rarely a problem, as ATM's 'Otto' are common around the centre and they can be operated with international credit and debit cards Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro. Currencies other than the euro are generally not accepted, but at least the Swedish krona is accepted on the ferries from Sweden, and the Stockmann department store accepts the krona, dollars and pounds. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted, but know your PIN and be prepared to show your passport or ID card. Some stalls at Kauppatori accept only cash, and you may be out of luck with cards also at some small-business stalls at temporary markets. As a rule, tipping is never necessary, although appreciated by some service personnel see Finland Tipping. National brands, such as Finlayson , Iittala and Marimekko , are found in most department stores, although they also have their own shops. Marimekko has shops in the shopping centres of Hansa, Mylly and Skanssi. Turku and other parts of Finland Proper are home to the more western influenced Finnish cuisine, which has features, especially from Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The long traditions of farming and fishing in the area have contributed to the local food culture. Fish, especially herring — the regional fish of Finland Proper — has been at the heart of the region's culinary traditions for centuries. It is eaten all year round salted, fried, grilled and smoked. In addition, perch, whitefish and pike are often used. You must also remember to try the famous raisin sausage, a regional speciality which you can buy for example from the Market Hall. As a dessert enjoy a good cup of coffee together with pulla cinnamon roll or Piispanmunkki 'Bishops Doughnut' , as people here call the traditional North German pastry Berliner. Proper restaurants are often open until , with the kitchen closing at Some restaurants keep the bar open until later in the night. Fast food chains and some kebab-pizzerias, grills and other such places are open later at night, some as late as — A few student restaurants serve cheap lunch also later or in the weekend. For lunch, see Lunch and brunch above. Pizzerias are frequently cheap kebab-pizzerias, offering kebab, falafel and pizza. There are a lot of these in the centre, and eateries in the suburbs are often this kind. Prices are comparable to the lunch offers of other restaurants; their own lunch offers are usually limited to including coffee or offering more options at their lower prices. Unfortunately, the restaurants offering the finest kebabs are in the suburbs. Kotipizza is a slightly more expensive non-immigrant chain, primarily for take-away. There are also pizza restaurants in the mid-range or splurge categories, offering quite another experience. Hesburger is the dominant hamburger chain in Finland, leaving McDonald's and Burger King as marginal players, and it is especially popular in Turku, where it was founded and still is based. It is almost hard not to pass one when walking around the city centre; you'll find four Hesburgers just around the Kauppatori area. The company is still run by the family that started it in the s. And ask any of the locals: Hesburger burgers really do taste better! If you are in a hurry you can order the food through their mobile app. There are still some grill kiosks, for a smaller quick meal, primarily sausage, hot dog, makkaraperunat , lihapiirakka , or hamburger. The biggest concentration of top restaurants is along the river, at the right bank downstream from the cathedral bridge. Others are scattered around, such as Kaskis, which got a Michelin star in Understand \[ edit \]. Name \[ edit \]. History \[ edit \]. People \[ edit \]. Read \[ edit \]. Watch \[ edit \]. Climate \[ edit \]. Visitor information \[ edit \]. Get in \[ edit \]. By plane \[ edit \]. Turku Airport TKU \[ edit \]. By train \[ edit \]. 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