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Multipurpose courts are small courts, usually with an asphalt concrete surface. In addition there are multipurpose lawns in Impivaara and Pansio sports park. Courts are suitable for ball games and other types of sport activities. Multipurpose courts are in free use and cannot be reserved via Timmi reservation planner.
Outdoor gym devices offer a fun way to train muscles outdoor anytime for free while enjoying the fresh air. With outdoor gym devices, such as lat pull down, pull up, leg press and benches, one can exercise the whole body. The combination of devices varies between places.
In addition to the places listed below, the Ruusukortteli wellbeing centre has outdoor gym devices located on its yard.
The City of Turku arranges various concerts throughout the city. These concerts are often classical music concerts. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (TFO) is the oldest orchestra in Finland and among the oldest in the world. There are also concerts in the Old Town Hall on Sundays and in the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art on Tuesdays.
The City of Turku offers many kinds of cultural activities for children.
The activities of the Adventure Park are geared towards children under 12. There you can watch theatre and musical performances and take part in a variety of events and art workshops. Some of the services are free of charge while others have a fee.
Turku Concert Hall hosts events and performances, and museums offer art workshops and guided tours for children. There are also theatre performances aimed at children at the Turku City Theatre.
There are many exercise opportunities for children and teenagers in Turku.
- The Sports Wonderlands for Kids are meant for families with children. Children aged 1–12 can visit the Wonderlands in the company of an adult. The Wonderlands are free of charge.
- The ‘Mihi’ classes offer 13–19-year-olds opportunities for exercising. These classes are also free of charge.
- Sports clubs offer many sports activities for children and teenagers at reasonable prices.
There is no age limit to exercising. Turku provides a range of exercise and sports for seniors both on your own or together, outdoors or indoors provided either by the city, clubs and associations.
- The affordable senior wristband is meant for citizens of Turku over 65 and encourages to move within one's own schedule. It allows you access to the swimming halls, gyms and culture offers. The wristband is valid 6 months at a time.
- Kuntokonkarit for adults over 55.
From the list of locations you can see the equipments of each place. You can see the booking status of the place in the Timmi booking calendar.
A disabled child or a child with special educational needs has the right to get the interpretation and assistance services, other educational services and special aids he or she needs free of charge in order to participate in the education. (Section 31 of the Basic Education Act) The assistance services needed by the schools are decided upon a request from the schools each year.
On schooldays the student gets a warm meal between 10.00 and 12.00. The meal covers approximately one third of a person’s daily food requirements.
Kaarea Oy sells snacks in secondary schools and in upper secondary schools when it is allowed. List of schools and information about snacks and payment options are available in Finnish.
A student will be offered a special diet if the reason is medical, religious or ethical.
Sand fields in free use are free of charge for everyone and cannot be reserved. Night time silence at 22-07.
Sand fields are classified into three classes according to their size: Small sand fields (max. 40x60 m), sand fields for small-sided games (min. 40x60 m) and big sand fields (min. 45x95 m). Most of the fields in free use are small sand fields with the exception of ten sand fields for small-sided games. The fields are covered with either sand or stone dust.
Sand fields are classified into three classes according to their size: Small sand fields (max. 40x60 m), sand fields for small-sided games (min. 40x60 m) and big sand fields (min. 45x95 m). In Turku there are 21 small sand fields, 32 sand fields for small-sided games and 8 big sand fields. During the winter some fields can be used for ice skating. Fields are covered with either sand or stone dust.
For personal advice on matters important to you, seek out Infotori. Infotori is located at the Skanssi shopping centre, as is Monitori.
Infotori provides advice for, among other matters, the following:
- finances and social security
- matters concerning residence permits and citizenship
- working life
- housing
- education
- legal questions
- assistance with documents and in filling in forms
In Turku, the property owner is responsible for arranging the transportation of waste. Each property owner must make an agreement with a waste transportation company. In the case of apartment buildings, terraced houses and other types of corporate housing, the housing company usually arranges this transportation. Those living in detached houses must take care of the arrangements for waste transportation themselves.
TVT Asunnot Oy, a real estate company owned by the City of Turku, has over 11 000 apartments throughout Turku. Information about the apartments, application process and contact details can be found on TVT’s website. Information about other rental service agencies can be found on the city’s website.
From the locations list you can see the equipment of each place. You can see the booking status of the place in the Timmi booking calendar.
From the location list you can see the equipment of each place. You can see the booking status of the place in the Timmi booking calendar.
There are many museums in Turku maintained by different authorities. The museums owned by the City of Turku are:
- Turku Castle
- Turku City Art Museum WAM
- Luostarinmäki Museum
- Pharmacy Museum and Qwensel House
- Biological Museum and
- Kurala Village of Living History.
Among the museums maintained by private foundations are, for example:
Turun kaupungin yleisurheilukentät ovat liikunta- ja virkistyspaikkoja kouluille, seuroille ja kuntalaisille.
Natural grass fields cannot be used without a reservation. Reservations are regulated to 16 hours per week in order to prevent grass abrasion. Both single and regular reservations for the artificial turf fields can be booked in the reservation planner Timmi. Night time silence at 22-07.
There are 13 natural fields in total, of which nine are standard size fields and four are for small sided games (min. 40 x 60 m).
Advice is available on weekdays for the following day care issues:
- municipal and private day care
- playgrounds and playschools
- drop-in day care centres
Service counsellors are available 9-12:
- by phone: 02 262 5610
- by email: varhaiskasvatus@turku.fi
- Early Childhood Education Chat
- Market Square Monitori 9 - 15.30 (on Wednesday 9 - 12)
The Finnish Adult Education Centre of Turku, owned by the City of Turku, is an education centre where you can study general, recreational and social studies. The centre is politically and ideologically independent.
The Finnish Adult Education Centre of Turku offers a large selection of high quality courses: it organises around 850–900 courses and lecture series per year.
The Sports Wonderland for Kids offers varied opportunities for sporty games and cavorting around for children ages 1-12, free of charge.
The facility features different types of equipment and gizmos for kids to exercise their natural facility for moving around under supervision, but without guidance.
In cooperation: Ilpoisten koulun vanhempainyhdistys, Turun Pallokerho, Turun Jyry, Turun Nappulaliiga, Turun Pyrkivä, Turun Toverit and Turun Weikot.
General customer service centres Turku-piste and Monitori provide guidance on the different types of services available in Turku. For example, services related to sports, well-being and education have their individual help desks that offer more in-depth information.
At Turku-piste, you can find information on
- the city’s services and decisions
- various other matters, including housing, construction and repairs
Monitori Joint Services functions as a joint service centre for
Beach volleyball courts are soft sand courts.
Most of the beach volleyball courts are free of charge for everyone except the court in Sports Park (4 euros per hour). Regular reservations can be applied for some of the courts and are distributed every spring. Public reservations can be made at any time during the season via Timmi reservation planner. Permissions for events must be applied for two months in advance. One must be of age in order to make reservations.
Some of the courts are in free use. All courts can be used freely if there are no reservations at the time.
Both public and regular reservations for the artificial turf fields can be booked in the reservation planner Timmi. When a field is free, one can play there without a reservation. Night time silence at 22-07.
There are 12 artificial turf fields in total, of which six are standard size fields and six are for small sided games (min. 40 x 60 m). The artificial turf on the fields is made of either crumb rubber or sand.