TURKU – ”City Culture in the Arms of the Archipelago”
Turku Touring • Southwest Finland Tourist &
Convention Bureau • Five-star Tourist Information
Office in the heart of the city • Turku Card and Food Walk
cards • Group Sales department
– Guided tours and packages in Turku and the surrounding area
• Turku Convention Bureau • Shop Online at
www.visitturku.fi
Turku & Turku Archipelago A unique experience with 20 000 islands
• Turku is the oldest city of Finland;
history dating back to 1229 • Located on the southwestern coast • Archipelago with more than 20 000
islands and a part of the Scandinavian Islands
• European Capital of Culture in 2011 • 165 km from Helsinki • Population approx. 180 000 • Easy access, good ferry and flight
connections, Turku airport and Turku harbour
Tähän tulee otsikko
Turku Castle • The most famous landmark of
Turku has stood guard over the mouth of the River Aura since the end of the 13th century
• Great possibilities also for evening programs and banquets
Turku Cathedral
• A national shrine of Finland, which was inaugurated in the year 1300.
Luostarinmäki handicrafts Museum
• The old wooden houses saved from the Great Fire in 1827 can be seen at the Handicrafts Museum on Luostarinmäki Hill.
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
• Aboa Vetus conceals an authentic piece of old Turku and Ars Nova offers an exciting array of exhibitions of Contemporary Art.
Market Hall & Market Square
Food Walk
• Get to know the local food culture with the Turku Food Walk card!
• 43 euros (valid for 3 days) • Can be bought at the Tourist
Information office or on www.visitturku.fi
• Smör • Pinella • Svarte Rudolf • Grill it! Marina • Café Art
• Cultural and Creative Centre that opened for the European Capital of Culture year 2011
• Meeting and conference facilities for 20 - 3500 persons
• Logomo Kitchen restaurant
Flowpark • Adventure park with different trails up in the trees • Open from May until October -> for groups all year-
around on request • Perfect as team building or incentive programme
Turku Archipelago • 20.000 islands and islets • Plenty of possibilities for incentive programmes for example;
– Finnish Sauna Experience at Herrankukkaro – Sailing Experience with Galley Olga – Archipelago dinner cruise with steamship Ukkopekka – Outdoor activities (biking, kayaking, nordic walking etc.)
Events in Turku 2014
• 8.-23.8. Turku Music Festival • 23.-26.10. Baltic Herring Market • 22.-23.11., 29.-30.11., 6.-7.12. & 13.-
14.12. Christmas Market at the Old Great Square
• 26.-29.6. Medival Market • 28.6. Paavo Nurmi Marathon • 6.-8.7. Ruisrock • 22.-27.7. Down By the Laituri • 31.7.-3.8. Gangut Regatta