In addition to exciting offers, the section includes a Flowpark climbing wall and a prize draw on every day of the exhibition. On public visitor days, exhibition-goers will also be entertained by Ville Viking. Visitors can also look forward to picking up the new travel brochure Fun by the Sea 2018 for Turku and Southwest Finland.
Turku is preparing for a year filled with sports events, one of the highlights of which will undoubtedly be the national gymnastics event Suomi Gymnaestrada, held on 7–10 June, which will bring thousands of gymnasts and spectators to Turku to enjoy sports and exercise. Later in the summer, on 10–12 August, international and Finnish top athletes will gather in Turku to compete in the third Challenge Turku triathlon. www.gymnaestrada.fi and www.challengeturku.com
Turku Philharmonic Orchestra’s spring programme highlight at the Travel Fair is Vesa-Matti Loiri’s Runoilijan tie concert, held on 1–2 February at Turku Concert Hall. The fair presents the perfect opportunity to purchase tickets for the concert, which will feature all the songs from the Runoilijan tie album, as arranged by guitarist Peter Lerche. www.tfo.fi
At Åbo Svenska Teater, the main stage will be devoted to further showings of PIAF -jag ångrar ingenting (eng. Piaf - I have no regrets) in the spring. Coming to the Main stage in autumn is Charlotte Brontê’s Jane Eyre. www.abosvenskateater.fi
Turku City Theatre’s main event this spring will be The Lord of the Rings, premiering on the main stage on 15 February, which promises to be the largest theatre production of J.R.R. Tolkien’s action-packed fantasy epic ever seen in Finland. www.turku.fi/teatteri
Meanwhile, the stage of the Samppalinna Summer Theatre will be taken over by the bouncy Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas, offering action, romance, Vegas glitz and good music from 20 June to 17 August. www.samppalinnanteatteri.fi
Holiday Club Caribia is the perfect destination for visitors large and small. In addition to spa services, the hotel also offers other activities as well as a wide range of pleasant accommodation options, including new Villas apartments. www.holidayclubresorts.com
Meeting and conference guests arriving in Turku can look forward to enjoying the Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel’s new Banquet Floor, which is being updated into a high-quality, eye-catching venue suitable for all kinds of events. The remodelling will be completed by the beginning of March to complement the classic hotel’s high-quality accommodation options. www.radissonblu.com/fi/hotelli-turku
Turku’s own range of travel products includes the Walk tours, which are the perfect way to experience Turku city centre. Food Walk (EUR 44) is a card that allows visitors to sample the delicacies of five of the ten participating restaurants, while Riverside Walk is a new tour along the shores of the River Aura, with departures at 1 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between 11 June and 25 August.
One of the new products being showcased at the Travel Fair is a three-day Food Tour of Mikkeli, Turku and the Åland Islands. Taking participants from Lake Saimaa to the mouth of the River Aura and out to the Archipelago Sea, the new trip offers local and organic food, unique restaurants, nature and urban bustle as well as accommodation at the finest locations. For additional information, Travel Fair offers and hotel packages, please visit the www.visitturku.fi website and the online shop at www.visitturku.fi/shoponline.
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