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View from Turku Cathedral tower
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Turku is the oldest city in Finland and was the country's first capital.

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Turku

Finland

Country
Finland
Population
199.4K
Coordinates
60.45, 22.27
817th most populous city in the world

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.

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Photo: Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral · CC BY-SA 3.0