Kupittaan kärki partnership project’s alliance moves into development phase

The City of Turku has confirmed the alliance contract of the Kupittaan kärki partnership project and the order of the project planning phase with the YIT-led Terävin kärki consortium. The project will include the implementation of a deck structure across the railway and Helsinginkatu, a parking hall and the Taito campus of the Turku Vocational Institute in the area, bringing together the districts of Kupittaa and Itäharju.

Mayors of six largest cities call for quick solutions to talent shortage

The demographic development of Finland and the acute shortage of talent that companies are struggling with require more systematic and long-term investment in attracting international talent.

Turku is developing a master plan for electric charging - a survey will determine the charging needs of residents and businesses

Turku is speeding up the spread of electric mobility by drawing up a master plan for electric charging during the year 2023. The charging needs of residents, professional motorists, building companies, employers and other stakeholders will be clarified with an online survey open until the end of April. The survey takes into account all chargeable vehicles, i.e., in addition to electric bikes and electric cars, also heavy machinery vehicles. The general plan and the survey are made as part of the EU-funded USER-CHI project.

Turku Food Weeks to be held in June

Turku Food Weeks will be held for the first time this summer, from 5 to 18 June. The programme for the weeks is currently taking shape, and the weeks will also mark the beginning of a summer full of events and feature Turku’s hosting of the world’s most famous food event: the Michelin Star Revelation.