Liftups
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Towards the new, magnificent City Centre
Development of the city centre is one of the spearhead projects of the City of Turku. The spearhead project aiming at comprehensive urban development seeks to strengthen the competitiveness and attraction of the city centre from the point of view of business, tourism, leisure and housing.
At the heart of effortless mobility
Centre of commerce and encounters
Gateway to the archipelago
Renaissance of Europeanness
Comprehensive service
Safety and atmosphere
Ignite Turku
Towards the new Turku
Free of charge for performers and associations
07.06.2022
There are already three Event Carpets in Turku this summer
Want to organize a street performance? Or reserve a place to sell, for example, flea market items, handicrafts or other products? On the Event Carpet you can enable a piece of urban space from Rettinginrinne, Puutori or The Summer Street portion of Kristiinankatu.
Your phone as a guide
10.05.2022
Take a tour of the Old Town
You can now get to know the area of the Old Town and its history with the help of the Citynomadi route, which works online and in a mobile application. The changing Old Town route leads you in the vicinity of the Old Great Square, in the University area and on Piispankatu. It presents with pictures and texts the places of interest in the area and its history, and to a lesser extent also the future. Check out the route at citynomadi.com or download the Nomadi app to your phone.
National landscape from up high
09.05.2022
Webcams in the Cathedral’s tower shows a jackdaw’s perspective on Turku
You can now admire the view from the Turku Cathedral’s tower on the Internet. Two webcams have been installed in the tower to capture the urban landscape in south and west.
08.05.2022
Evolving Old Town
The development of the Old Town twitched forward as the city government decided in November 2021 on the objectives of the strategic land use project in the area and the measures to be promoted. The main goal is to make Turku Old Town an internationally and locally well-known, interesting coherent entity.
Free of charge for performers and associations
07.06.2022
There are already three Event Carpets in Turku this summer
Want to organize a street performance? Or reserve a place to sell, for example, flea market items, handicrafts or other products? On the Event Carpet you can enable a piece of urban space from Rettinginrinne, Puutori or The Summer Street portion of Kristiinankatu.
08.05.2022
Evolving Old Town
The development of the Old Town twitched forward as the city government decided in November 2021 on the objectives of the strategic land use project in the area and the measures to be promoted. The main goal is to make Turku Old Town an internationally and locally well-known, interesting coherent entity.
Your phone as a guide
10.05.2022
Take a tour of the Old Town
You can now get to know the area of the Old Town and its history with the help of the Citynomadi route, which works online and in a mobile application. The changing Old Town route leads you in the vicinity of the Old Great Square, in the University area and on Piispankatu. It presents with pictures and texts the places of interest in the area and its history, and to a lesser extent also the future. Check out the route at citynomadi.com or download the Nomadi app to your phone.
National landscape from up high
09.05.2022
Webcams in the Cathedral’s tower shows a jackdaw’s perspective on Turku
You can now admire the view from the Turku Cathedral’s tower on the Internet. Two webcams have been installed in the tower to capture the urban landscape in south and west.
The webinar materials are now available
27.05.2021
The HUPMOBILE webinar series introduces sustainable mobility in port areas
City of Turku in cooperation with UBC Sustainable Cities Commission organised a two-day HUPMOBILE webinar series to inspire the exchange of best practices in promoting sustainable mobility in the port cities of the Baltic Sea Region.
10.02.2021
Enlivening Turku city centre through cooperation between the City and its partners
The City of Turku is working with its partners to enliven the city centre area through new kinds of activities and events as well as solutions that develop the urban environment. The ideas were yielded by the open Sytytä Turku (Ignite Turku) competition. The competitive method, which was being tested for the first time, generated a wide range of proposals, and the winning submissions will now be developed towards execution.
19.01.2021
The future of Linnanniemi fascinates the Turku residents
The people of Turku gave their opinion on the successful entries of the Linnanniemi international idea competition and shared their own vision of the future of the area in a pop-up exhibition held from 30th of October to 15th of November 2020. A report of the exhibition, side events and the public comments collected during the event has now been published as an online publication.
29.10.2020
Lithuanian-Finnish Team Awarded First Prize in Linnanniemi Idea Competition
The winning proposal of the Linnanniemi idea competition is “Kolme palaa” by Lithuanian-Finnish team After Party. The proposal “H2Å” by Architects Anttila & Rusanen Ltd came second and “Kolme” by Liisa Heinonen and Henri Jessen-Juhler came third. The awarded proposals envisaging a new maritime city district received positive feedback e.g. for honouring the role of Turku Castle and for having successfully balanced the functionalities planned for the area.
Free of charge for performers and associations
07.06.2022
There are already three Event Carpets in Turku this summer
Want to organize a street performance? Or reserve a place to sell, for example, flea market items, handicrafts or other products? On the Event Carpet you can enable a piece of urban space from Rettinginrinne, Puutori or The Summer Street portion of Kristiinankatu.
08.05.2022
Evolving Old Town
The development of the Old Town twitched forward as the city government decided in November 2021 on the objectives of the strategic land use project in the area and the measures to be promoted. The main goal is to make Turku Old Town an internationally and locally well-known, interesting coherent entity.
National landscape from up high
09.05.2022
Webcams in the Cathedral’s tower shows a jackdaw’s perspective on Turku
You can now admire the view from the Turku Cathedral’s tower on the Internet. Two webcams have been installed in the tower to capture the urban landscape in south and west.
The winner is planned to be announced before summer
13.12.2021
Top contenders in the architect competition
The contenders in the architect competition for the planning of the new passenger terminal have been selected. In addition to the four Finnish contenders there is one group from England among the chosen offices.
The webinar materials are now available
27.05.2021
The HUPMOBILE webinar series introduces sustainable mobility in port areas
City of Turku in cooperation with UBC Sustainable Cities Commission organised a two-day HUPMOBILE webinar series to inspire the exchange of best practices in promoting sustainable mobility in the port cities of the Baltic Sea Region.
10.02.2021
Enlivening Turku city centre through cooperation between the City and its partners
The City of Turku is working with its partners to enliven the city centre area through new kinds of activities and events as well as solutions that develop the urban environment. The ideas were yielded by the open Sytytä Turku (Ignite Turku) competition. The competitive method, which was being tested for the first time, generated a wide range of proposals, and the winning submissions will now be developed towards execution.
19.01.2021
The future of Linnanniemi fascinates the Turku residents
The people of Turku gave their opinion on the successful entries of the Linnanniemi international idea competition and shared their own vision of the future of the area in a pop-up exhibition held from 30th of October to 15th of November 2020. A report of the exhibition, side events and the public comments collected during the event has now been published as an online publication.
29.10.2020
Lithuanian-Finnish Team Awarded First Prize in Linnanniemi Idea Competition
The winning proposal of the Linnanniemi idea competition is “Kolme palaa” by Lithuanian-Finnish team After Party. The proposal “H2Å” by Architects Anttila & Rusanen Ltd came second and “Kolme” by Liisa Heinonen and Henri Jessen-Juhler came third. The awarded proposals envisaging a new maritime city district received positive feedback e.g. for honouring the role of Turku Castle and for having successfully balanced the functionalities planned for the area.
The competition proceeds to the next phase
21.10.2020
Large Number of Proposals Submitted for the Ignite Turku Idea Competition
The City of Turku open idea competition for developing the city centre attracted a large number of igniting proposals. Next, the proposals that have been selected to proceed to the next phase of the competition will be further developed in collaboration with the City of Turku.
The result to be made public in the autumn
25.06.2020
The Competition Entries for the Linnanniemi Area in Turku Published for Commenting
An international idea competition for the Linnanniemi area in the surroundings of Turku Castle took place between 9 January and 28 May 2020. An exceptional number of proposals from both Finland and abroad was submitted for the competition concerning a unique area. The competition entries are available for public commenting between 25 June and 5 August 2020.
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