Turku

Turku ({{IPA2|ˈturku}}, Swedish: {{Audio|sv-Åbo.ogg|Åbo}}), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,824 (as of 2004). Located at the mouth of the Aura river in the southwest of the country, it is the capital city of both the region of Finland Proper and the province of Western Finland, as well as being the centre of the country's third largest urban area, with around 300,000 inhabitants. Turku has one of the largest Finland-Swedish population in the country. The Finnish word for the inhabitants of Turku is turkulaiset (singular: turkulainen). Due to its location, the Port of Turku is considered one of the most important seaports in Finland.

External links

• Turku - Official site
• {{wikitravel}}
• Turku TouRing - A tourist organisation for the Turku region.
• Turku Archipelago - "The world´s most beautiful archipelago"
• Local weather in Turku from the Finnish Meteorological Institute.
• Turun Sanomat - The city's most widely read newspaper
• Turku Science Park
• Unikankare A culture webzine based in Turku