Fun facts about Turku
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The Finnish name Turku is related to the word torg, meaning 'market'.
Turku
Finland
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000.
From the “Names and etymology” section
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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turku is the oldest city in Finland and was the country's first capital.
Turku
Finland
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0
The oldest known road connected Turku to the Old Castle of Lieto in the 9th century.
Turku
Finland
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turku was the first Western city to sign a twinning agreement with Leningrad in the Soviet Union.
Turku
Finland
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turku Cathedral is Finland's only medieval basilica church.
Turku
Finland
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000.
From the “Culture” section
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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0