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In accordance with a decision made by the City Board on 15 December 2009 (Section 669), the City of Turku only accepts e-invoices. The city’s invitations to tender require the supplier to be able to send their invoices as e-invoices. The City of Turku does not accept invoices by e-mail.
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E-invoice operator: CGI
Operator ID: 003703575029
We recommend that you make an e-invoice agreement in your own online banking facility. To make an e-invoice, you will need the reference number of your most recent invoice. Corporate customers have the option of receiving invoices from the City of Turku as e-invoices.
If you do not make an e-invoice agreement, a paper invoice will be sent to your home.
The Turku Urban Research Programme is a research collaboration and knowledge-brokerage initiative between the City of Turku, the University of Turku, and Åbo Akademi University, also involving co-operation with other universities and research institutes. The municipality aims to gain insights and policy advice, while universities benefit from the regional engagement and strengthening of urban scholarship, including the challenge to develop projects with both academic and practical relevance.
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The City of Turku controls 58 subsidiaries, of which 49 are consolidated in the consolidated financial statements. Of the consolidated subsidiaries, three are foundations and 20 are housing and real estate companies. There are 25 consolidated associated entities and three joint municipal authorities. Four subsidiaries and five associated entities have been consolidated through the sub-group of the Joint Municipal Authority of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland.
At the end of the financial year, the balance sheet total was EUR 1,792.7 million. The decrease compared to the previous year was EUR 13.6 million (-0.8%). The surplus for the financial period increased equity by EUR 10.2 million (1.3%).
The City’s liquidity remained good throughout the year. At the end of 2020, the City’s cash reserves amounted to EUR 139 million (EUR 204 million in 2019), not including investments in the City’s own funds. Cash reserves decreased by EUR 65 million in 2020. As regards the cash reserves, long-term interest investments were discontinued almost entirely in 2020 since the decreased interest level pushed the values of interest investments too high, resulting in a poor risk-reward ratio.
The largest ongoing infrastructure projects were the Logomo bridge and the Market Square. Other extensive construction projects in the urban environment included the extension to Pyhän Maarian tie, Koroistenkaari and Puolalanmäki. Among the ongoing renovation projects of the City’s service buildings, the largest ones were the modifications of Ruiskatu 8, the renovation of Puolala School and the renovation of the Kallelankatu day care centre.
The operating cash flow was positive by EUR 48.1 million (-6.5 in the financial statements for 2019). The increase in internal financing is largely the result of the central government’s measures to support municipal tax funding, which boosted the annual margin significantly from the previous year. EUR 53.1 million was received as central government transfers and EUR 22.3 million was received for corporate tax revenue. Of the central government transfer, EUR 47.7 went to basic services and EUR 1.5 million to the Education and Culture Division.
Revenue from central government transfers amounted to a total of EUR 336.5 million, being EUR 74.7 million, i.e. 28.6% more than the previous year. The central government granted a sizeable support package for municipalities to cover the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The unexpected coronavirus pandemic significantly restricted the predictability and development of national and municipal economies. However, a surplus of EUR 10.2 million for the financial period was achieved primarily thanks to a EUR 75.4 million central government injection to support the tax funding of municipalities. EUR 53.1 million was received as central government transfers and EUR 22.3 million was received for corporate tax revenue. Of the central government transfer, EUR 47.7 went to basic services and EUR 1.5 million to the Education and Culture Division.
Measured in person-years, the amount of labour used (entire personnel) during the period 1 January–31 December 2020 was 10,489.4. The reference figure from 2019 takes into account the transfer of the family law unit to the City on 1 March 2020/1 April 2020 (+7,3 person-years) and the transfer of the welfare division’s information system support to 2M-IT Oy on 1 September 2020 (-2,6 person-years). Taking the organisational changes into account, the use of labour across the entire staff increased by 19.5 person years (+0.19%).
Produced by Statistics Finland, division-specific turnover data for the Turku sub-region is available until the end of September 2020. The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are evident in the development of turnover and the number of employees of the Turku sub-region and the entire country. The turnover for businesses in all sectors increased moderately by 0.9% (entire country -0.8%) from the previous year in the Turku sub-region during the first quarter of 2020, but turned to a steep decline in the second quarter (sub-region -10.9% and entire country -8.5%).
The budget for 2021 and the financial plan for 2021–2024 are strongly in deficit.
Operating environment
Across the globe, the year 2020 was characterised by the coronavirus pandemic and its dramatic impacts on the functionality of societies. Finland implemented strong restriction measures to curb the pandemic, especially during the spring of 2020. The restrictions and changes in people’s behaviour had a significant impact on the City’s operations and its operating environment. However, the effect on Finland’s general economic situation was more moderate than originally feared.
The summary presents the main points of the city of Turku's 2020 financial statements.
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The City Board’s Concern Section is responsible for developing the group coordination and for coordinating the strategic entities and for controlling their ownership policy.
The section also takes care of the coordination of the Service Centres which are subordinated to the City Board.
The City Board’s Concern Section has 13 members, and each member has a personal vice member. The City Council chooses the members of the City Board’s Concern Section for two years at a time.
A call is open for research projects matching the Turku Urban Research Programme 2019-2023. The research funding is provided by the City of Turku, the West-Finland Housing Association of Public Utility, the University of Turku, and the Åbo Akademi University. The call applies to research groups, led by and including researchers affiliated with the University of Turku (UTU) and the Åbo Akademi University (ÅA).
Do you lack a venue for a meeting or for a festive event? Arkea’s Restaurant Nereidi can be transformed to a venue for a festive event for up to 180 persons.
The address of the restaurant is Postikatu 2 in the Pitkämäki region in Turku.
We also arrange festive events and other happenings with style in a professional manner. Please feel free to reach us via e-mail ravintola.nereidi@arkea.fi or by phone +358 40 631 7586 to ask further information.
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General brochure of Education Division
- Sivistystoimialan yleisesite 2018
- Bildningssektorns allmänna broschyr 2018
- General brochure of Education Division 2018
Historical publications
The City of Turku cooperates actively with other cities in different city networks both in the home country and internationally. The main goals of the international cooperation are:
- joint promotion of interests in the European urban policy
- theme-specific cooperation
- comparison of good practices and operations models and exchange of experiences
The City of Turku with its partners also participates in several field-specific networks like organisations and networks of culture, industry, logistics and universities.
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Turku will turn respectable 800 years in 2029. This important year has also been chosen as the focal point for examining the City Strategy and Turku’s future. The celebration will agreeably take place in a city that is better managed and participatory, and has a healthy economy.
A City Strategy extending to 2029 has been compiled for Turku in broad cooperation, and it was accepted by Turku City Council on 23 June 2014. The updated version of the City Strategy was accepted by the City Council on 16 April 2018.
Many Turku based sports clubs wished for more co-operation between the Sports bodies and the sports clubs, so in the spring of 2003 the increase of such interaction was discussed.
The Sports board introduced at Parainen city’s strategic days that the cooperation between sports clubs is important to raise as a focus area of strategic planning and that a permanent organization should be founded to co-ordinate the co-operation between the two sports parties.