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  2. Turku - Wikipedia

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    The Finnish name Turku originates from Swedish and Russian. The first information about the word tori dates back to the 16th century and was borrowed from Sweden (cf. Swedish : torg , "market"). In Sweden, the word is not original, but borrowed from an Old East Slavic word, tǔrgǔ , which in modern Russian means market place , haggling or trading.

  3. History of Turku - Wikipedia

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    In 1809, Finland came under Russian rule with Turku serving as the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. In 1812, the Russians relocated the capital to Helsinki . The Great Fire of Turku in 1827 was a significant milestone in the history of the city due to its almost complete destruction.

  4. Names of places in Finland in Finnish and in Swedish

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    In addition to Helsinki other bilingual towns and municipalities in Finland often have bilingual names for districts, villages, and places in nature, such as lakes and rivers. Some examples are: Finnish Lohjanjärvi / Swedish Lojo sjö (Lake in Uusimaa) Finnish Kymijoki / Swedish Kymmene älv (River in Kymenlaakso)

  5. List of cities and towns in Finland - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Provinces of Finland - Wikipedia

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    English name Finnish name Swedish name Residence city Dates of existence Notes 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

  7. Turku metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Finnish name - Wikipedia

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    At present, all names which have at least 1,000 bearers are incorporated into the almanac of the University of Helsinki and given a "name day" (Finnish: nimipäivä). [24] In 2010, 792 of the 35,000 first names used in Finland were listed in the Finnish almanac. [25] The name day calendar follows the Medieval Catholic saints' calendar when ...

  9. Finland Proper (historical province) - Wikipedia

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    Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Finnish: Varsinais-Suomi; Swedish: Egentliga Finland; Latin: Ducatus Finlandiae Meridionalis, literally "Duchy of Southern Finland") is a historical province in southwestern Finland, administered by its historic capital of Turku (Swedish: Åbo).