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Turku (/ ˈ t ʊər k uː / TOOR-koo; [12] [13] Finnish: ⓘ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: ⓘ) 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.
Turku metropolitan area has two universities and three universities of applied sciences. [3] Finland's largest bio-industrial cluster of research and companies is located in Turku. [4] There are also ICT concentrations in the cities of Turku and Salo. The Turku metropolitan area is located on the Baltic Sea coast with
Turku is the fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174 824 (2004), and is located in the south-west of the country at the mouth of the Aura river. 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 over 300,000 ...
Turku Archipelago. Southwest Finland's nature differs from other regions. The most notable biotopes are the Archipelago Sea and groves. 80% of Finland's insect species can be found in Southwest Finland. [4] There are around 20,000 islands near the coast. [5] The southernmost point of Southwest Finland and the southernmost inhabited island is ...
Turku played a pivotal role during the Middle Ages as part of the Kingdom of Sweden. In the 16th century, it was the second most important city in the kingdom, after Stockholm. Turku served as the administrative, academic and religious centre of the eastern part of the Swedish kingdom, known today as Finland.
Province of Turku and Pori: Turun ja Porin lääni: Åbo och Björneborgs län: Turku: 1634–1997 • one of the original provinces formed in 1634, though parts were split off since then • merged into the Province of Western Finland Province of Nyland and Tavastehus: Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni: Nylands och Tavastehus län: Helsinki ...
The University of Turku (Finnish: Turun yliopisto, shortened UTU) is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo and Själö .
The reserve tap water for Turku Region is drawn from the Aura, the city's secondary waterworks being situated by the Halinen rapids. [ 1 ] The word "Aura" appears to come from an archaic Swedish word for waterway ( aathra , which is still current in the form ådra ), but in Finnish it translates as "plough," a name the river lives up to. [ 2 ]