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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 or Turku region (Finnish: Turun seutu, Swedish: Åbo region) is the metropolitan area around the city of Turku in Finland.The joint municipal authority of the Turku city region (Finnish: Turun kaupunkiseutu, Swedish: Åbo stadsregion) consists of six municipalities: Turku, Kaarina, Lieto, Naantali, Raisio and Rusko. [2]
The idea for a new history museum was born in 2011, when Turku was the European capital of culture. The Turku City Council made a decision to implement the museum in April 2017 as part of Finland's 100th anniversary year. The Turku City Council decided on three alternative locations, which are still being prepared in June 2018.
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]
Currently, Logomo hosts the Turku City Theatre as their own building is undergoing renovations until the autumn of 2017. Logomo has also served as the location of television series such as: The Voice of Finland , [ 3 ] The Voice Kids , [ 4 ] and Finland's national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest , Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu , in ...
Turku sub-region is a subdivision of Southwest Finland in Finland. It is the third most populous sub-region in Finland with about 351,000 inhabitants after Helsinki and Tampere. The sub-regions [1] are used for statistical purposes. [2] Statistics Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku. [3]
Nevertheless, Turku retained its status as the largest Finnish city until the 1840s. Today, Turku is the primary city and population centre in Southwestern Finland. The city's population has been growing steadily as a result of the baby boom, migration from rural areas and, more recently, immigration. During the late 20th century and early 21st ...
In 2017 the city council chose her as the town manager of Turku when her predecessor Aleksi Randell became the CEO of the Finnish construction industry's interest organisation. [2] Next year Kuntalehti , a Finnish magazine on municipal politics, published a comparison of 40 municipal manager's salaries, which placed Arve on the top with gross ...