By 2050 the commercial centre will be expanding, the old town will turn into a European oasis for encounters and the eastern bank of the River Aura will function as a vivid platform for a new kind of combination of culture, restaurants and work.

Turku is home to 40,000 students and six higher education institutions. Turku invites you to come and see what’s happening in Finland's best student city.

With the help of a host of participants, we will draw up a lively programme covering the whole of 2017. All year and all over the region various campaigns, artworks and public events invite us to enjoy the festivities that honour the hundred year of Finland’s independence.

The reputation of Turku as a food destination is soaring. The Aura riverfront reveals one top restaurant after another, and many summer events focus exclusively on the worship of food.

Turku is especially active in the Baltic Sea cooperation, partly due to its history as the former capital of Finland and gateway to the world. Today, Turku is the home of Finland’s maritime cluster with world-class universities and innovation centres, vibrant biotech businesses and other enterprises.