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Description: City, southwestern Finland, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River.

Newest Review: ... name suggests (mäki, meaning 'hill' in Finnish), this museum is often overlooked hidden on the top of a hill in an area of Turku not always ventured by the tourist. However, a little trek to this was very much worth it. The reasonably priced museum, offers something much more than what you would think by its name; it's actually a little village and is so fascinating because it was the only ... more

... part of Turku that did not burn to the ground during the Great Fire in 1827, and so the original buildings give it a rather charming Finnish atmosphere. I was rather surprised upon entering one of the little buildings, talking English to the Finnish chi...more

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Turku: TURKU: RIGHTLY A EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE CITY. (1430 words)
by - written on 06/08/09 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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~**~* My Time In This City ~**~* There are already two reviews for this city on the site, and I do not want to discredit them, so I will try not to give a repeat on the statistics of the city etc. This review is about when I lived and worked in the area for five weeks. That's not a long time I know, I had a short-term au-pair job in Kaarina with a family, but I learnt a vast amount about the area and the local culture. ~**~ People ~**~ I'll begin with the people, as in my opinion they make the place. At first I was rather concerned with how I would interact with them, considering my Finnish is rather poor and I felt that it would be rude to ask ... Read the complete review

A pleasant city to visit for a few days (528 words)
by - written on 12/06/09 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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Arriving in Turku a couple of days early for another music festival, we had a bit of time to explore the city. Turku is the oldest city in Finland and is also an area where Swedish is currently spoken, meaning most signs are in both Finnish and Swedish which can be a little confusing to start with. One of the first attractions we had to visit whilst in Turku was the castle. A large medieval structure, on first sight it didn't exact look like what I associate with the term 'castle', it is far better preserved than many of the ruins or older castles we have here. Once in the courtyard though, it does look more like the sort of castle I would expect. There are ... Read the complete review

Turku: Good for a short stay... (493 words)
by - written on 23/03/01 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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Turku is Finland's 3rd largest city, but really its got the feel of a small town. I sepent a couple of days there last summer and the experience was a mixed one. Turku is the complete anti-thesis of Helsinki. Where it can be said that Helsinki is an inriguing mix of the old and the new, of Russian and Finnish, Turku seems somewhat more uniform, and certainly more resolutely historical. Turku happens to be the oldest city in Finland, and there is plenty of interest there historically. Turku castle is a particularly good afternoon out. It was orginally built in the 15th century but appears to have been burnt down more times than the Queen Vic. ... Read the complete review