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Turku Mini Guide

Being located on the south west coast of Finland, Turku has one of the highest Swedish-Finnish populations. The total as of 2018 was 186,756. Situated at the mouth of River Aura it has one of the busiest seaports in Finland. It handles around 3.7 million passengers per year.



As Turku has a strong maritime influence, somewhere interesting to visit is the steamship SS Ukkopekka. It is known as the last Finnish steamship and has evening meals available whilst on a jaunt to nearby Loistokari Island. You can get to the port by taking the Martinsilta bridge which is the last one on the west side of the river.

Visit the Turku Art Museum, it is based in Puolalapark and was built in 1904 by Gustaf Nystrom, although in 2005 it was renovated. It houses many local Finnish artworks from early history right up to modern media art. Open all week apart from Monday it is around £5 for entrance and opens its doors from 11am-7pm. Children under 16 years old can enter for free.

The Forum Marinum is a merchant navy and shipping museum and is located on the River Aura in the centre of the city. It is open from 11am-6pm mostly and houses many exhibits from Abo Akademi University Museum and the Bore Shipping Company. There are also two museum buildings, the Kruununmakasiini Crown Granary and Linnanpuomi.