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about Turku

Turku, Åbo in Swedish, Aboa in Latin, is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. The exact year of foundation is not commonly agreed, but tradtionally it is often dated from the year 1229. According to documents, this was the year the bishop´s and due to its history and location, over 5% of its inhabitants are Swedish speakers. It belongs to the historical province of Finland Proper and is the capital of the administrative province of Western Finland.

Turku has a population of about 175,000, and is the fifth biggest city of Finland. Including the surrounding municipalities, the Turku region has around 290,000 inhabitants, ranking as the third largest urban area in the country after the Helsinki capital area and the Tampere region.

Turku history

Until 1812, Turku was the capital of Finland - then part of the kingdom of Sweden. When the territory fell to Russia, the Russians moved the capital to Helsinki (more convenient for the new rulers) where it has been ever since.

Today Turku remains the seat of the Archbishop of Finland. The 14th century cathedral there is one of only 3 remaining brick buildings of that date. Turku Castle was founded in the 13th century, built on an island to guard the entrance to the river. As the Finnish land mass has been gradually rising ever since the end of the last ice-age, the island was assimilated into the mainland and the castle now stands some distance from the river.

Near cities to Turku

• Naantali travel guide 14 km
• Parainen travel guide 17 km
• Paimio travel guide 23 km
• Salo travel guide 47 km
• Laitila travel guide 58 km
• Loimaa travel guide 61 km
• Uusikaupunki travel guide 61 km
• Somero travel guide 71 km
• Hanko travel guide 78 km
• Tammisaari travel guide 83 km

Near webcams to Turku

• Turku - port webcam 0 km
• Helsinki - Tower webcam 49 km
• Hanko webcam 78 km
• Hämeenlinna - Market Square webcam 130 km
• Kauniainen webcam 140 km
• Tampere - Hämeenkatu webcam 140 km
• Tampere webcam 140 km
• Helsinki webcam 150 km
• Helsinky webcam 150 km
• Helsinki webcam 150 km

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