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Updated 9 February 2024
This page offers compiled information on the preparation of the Turku employment area. You can order the employment area preparation newsletter (in Finnish) at the bottom of the page.
- Anu Laitila
- Juhani Ruohonen
- Rebekka Pilppula
- Nikke Isomöttönen
- Charlotta Kivistö
- Leena Miettinen
- Arto Valkama
- Annakaisa Niiles
- Antti Kirkkola
- Jere Pensikkala
The Children and Young People’s Services is leading a change project to create a management model that takes a holistic view of children and young people’s services.
The Children and Young People’s Services is responsible for ensuring that resources are allocated on the basis of scientific evidence and needs and, thereby, ensuring the well-being of children and young people and the vitality of the city. The management model takes into account services provided by the city and other actors.
The Sports Services encourages Turku residents to get active and improve their well-being through physical activity.
The Sports Services provides a range of sports facilities and services for all Turku residents, including individuals and sports associations.
Cooperation partners include the service areas of the City of Turku, NGOs, and other partners.
The scope of work includes:
- maintenance and booking of sports facilities
- coordinating and organising sports services
- sports grants.
The Sports Services department has two units:
The Cultural Services covers three service areas:
- Library Services
- Museum Services
- Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
The Cultural Services is responsible for developing and organising cultural, museum, library and orchestra services, cooperating with creative arts communities and promoting and supporting cultural activities in the municipality.
The Cultural Services is led by the Cultural Director Anu Laitila.
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The mission of the Business and Economic Development Services is to:
The new political model of leadership and structure of city bodies of Turku has taken effect on August 1, 2021. The highest executive authority of the city are represented by the Mayor and three Deputy Mayors.
The Mayor and the three Deputy Mayors make up the Mayoral body which directs and integrates the activities of the City, according to the decisions made by the City Council and City Board. The members of the Mayoral body are full-time officials.
The Cultural and Youth Committee is responsible for the tasks of a multi-member municipal body in accordance with the legislation on Cultural Services and Youth Services. The Cultural and Youth Committee is responsible for the development of services and promotes and supports activities by distributing grants to cultural and youth sector associations, organisations, youth action groups and grants to local artists in Turku.
The Cultural and Youth Committee consists of 13 members and an equal number of vice members chosen by the City Council for its operating period.
City of Turku will only accept e-invoices. If the supplier cannot send an electronic invoice from its invoicing system, the supplier may use our Vendor Portal, which they can access free of charge.
The City of Turku will no longer accept invoices sent as email attachments, as these are not electronic invoices.
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In matters related to due date transfers, invoice payment, and invoice copies, you can reach us on the phone number 02 262 6490 Mon–Thurs from 9 am to 11 am.
You can pay all invoices sent by the City of Turku with one e-invoice contract.
The Turku Urban Research Programme is a research collaboration and knowledge-brokerage initiative between the City of Turku, the University of Turku, and Åbo Akademi University, also involving co-operation with other universities and research institutes. The municipality aims to gain insights and policy advice, while universities benefit from the regional engagement and strengthening of urban scholarship, including the challenge to develop projects with both academic and practical relevance.
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The City of Turku controls 67 subsidiaries, of which 61 are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements. Of the consolidated subsidiaries, three are foundations and 27 are housing and real estate companies. There are 29 consolidated associated entities and three joint municipal authorities. Three subsidiaries and five associated entities have been consolidated through the sub-group of the Joint Municipal Authority of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland.
At the end of the financial year, the balance sheet total was EUR 1,887.6 million. The decrease compared to the previous year was EUR 40.1 million (2.1%). The surplus for the financial period increased equity by EUR 18.2 million (2.2%). The equity ratio increased by 1.8 percent points, being 46.0% at the end of the year (44.2% in 2021 financial statements). A level that exceeds 50% can be regarded as the general target level for municipal economies.
The city’s liquidity remained good throughout the year. At the end of 2022, the city’s cash reserves amounted to EUR 42.9 million (EUR 83.2 million in 2021 financial statements), not including investments in the city’s own funds. Cash reserves decreased by EUR 40.3 million in 2022. The cash reserves consisted only of cash, deposits in a payment transaction accounts and other deposits. During the year, the cash reserves were EUR 11.2 million at their lowest and EUR 172.2 million at their highest. On average, the cash reserves stood at EUR 70.5 million.
The city's investment expenditure was EUR 121.0 million in 2022 (EUR 140.8 million in 2021). A financing share of EUR 3.2 million (EUR 2.1 million in 2021) was recorded for the investment targets. Capital gains totalled EUR 43.6 million (EUR 33.8 million in 2021). The investment expenditure fell below the budget of EUR 55.0 million. The financing shares exceeded the budget by EUR 0.2 million and the capital gains by EUR 5.4 million.
The operating cash flow was positive by EUR 48.8 million (67.3 in 2021 financial statements) The decrease of internal financing was affected by the weaker development of the operating margin compared to the previous year, which was not fully compensated for by the growth in tax funding.
The internal financing adjustment items correct the capital gains from non-current assets, which are presented in the investment cash flow – as well as losses amounting to a total of EUR 28.1 million.
Central government transfers totalled EUR 339.7 million, and they amounted to EUR 13.4 million (4.4%) more than in the previous year, most of which was due to compensation for tax losses and a reduction of EUR 2 million in the recovery of tax deferrals. The instalments are not central government transfers, but they are paid in connection with central government transfers.
Determination of Turku’s tax revenue
Basis for tax revenue | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Income tax rate (%) | 19.50 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 19.50 | 19.50 |
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