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Ohjaamo of Turku collects several services meant for under 30-year-olds under one roof. Ohjaamo is a low-threshold service point in the centre of Turku. It offers employment and rehabilitation services, as well as information and guidance services for young people, among other things. You can come to us without referrals and free of charge. You can also take a friend or an adult with you if you want. Welcome!
From Ohjaamo you can get:
Turku Castle is a more than 700 year old historical monument. It has stood guard over the river Aura estuary since the 1280’s. Its granite stone walls hold within them the history of Finland, Sweden and the other Nordic countries.
Petrelius swimming pool has everything you need for water sports, exercise and refreshment.
The swimming hall has:
The swimming area comprises eight pools with different purposes. There is a suitable pool for everyone, whether you are a fitness swimmer, a parent with children or a water sports enthusiast. The stunning facilities are named after characters and places in Aleksis Kivi’s classic novel, Seven Brothers.
These rules are our way of ensuring that all guests have a safe and enjoyable visit. Please observe all pool rules, personnel instructions, cleanliness and good manners.
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Below is the price list for renting Sports and Exercise facilities. The prices include 10% VAT.
Non-sporting events are allowed only with a final protocol from the Sports Services Director. Prices for non-sporting events follow price group 3 (cost price, includes 24% VAT).
Indoor sports and exercise facilities | Price group 1 | Price group 2 | Price group 3 |
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Below you can see the application times for regular time slots for season 2018–2019. You should send your application well before the deadline, so that we can start allocating the time slots on schedule. We will process belated applications only after we have processed the applications that arrived on time.
The responsibility of Building Control is to grant building permits and to monitor the legality of building. Tasks include preventing unauthorized building, monitoring the appropriate condition and cityscape of built environments, and supervising that areas are used according to plans.
Building Control is managed by the Director of Building Control Reima Ojala, who acts as building inspector as stipulated by section 20 of the Land Use and Building Act.
Urban Planning consists of the two units. The first unit is responsible for master and city plans, and the second unit is responsible for street and traffic planning as well as park and recreation area planning.
Urban Planning is led by Divisional Director Christina Hovi
Unit 1
Unit 1 is responsible for master and city plans. The unit is headed by Paula Keskikastari
Turku Region Public Transport Committee is responsible of public transport in Turku, Kaarina, Lieto, Naantali, Raisio and Rusko according to the co-operation agreement accepted by these municipalities.
The task of the committee is to act as the common regional competent authority of public transport subordinate to the Turku City Council and the City Board.
The presenting official for the committee is the Public Transport Director Sirpa Korte. The secretary of the committee is Harri Lehtinen.
The City Council appoints the Audit Committee for the duration of the Council’s term of office. The Audit Committee organizes the auditing of the City Council’s administration and finances. The Audit Committee is statutory.
The Audit Committee of Turku comprises seven members. The persons nominated as Chair and Vice Chair of the committee must be members of the City Council.
The presenting official for the committee is Kari Koivuluhta. The secretary of the committee is Anne-Maarit Vehosmaa.
The Social and Healthcare Committee is responsible for the tasks designated for the multimember municipal organ stated in the social welfare and public health laws, with the exception of child daycare. The committee also sees to tasks designated to it by other laws and decrees. Additionally, the Social and Healthcare Committee acts as the municipal special care authority.
The tasks of the committee also include the conciliation of criminal and civil cases.
The Building and Permit Committee acts as the building control authority, as stated in the land use and building law, and organises the guidance, councelling and supervision of building in the Turku region. It also acts as the municipal supervising authority as stated in the law of maintenance and public sanitation of streets and some other common use areas.
The committee has 13 members and there is a personal alternate for each of them.
According to the election law, a municipality must appoint a Central Election Committee who organizes various elections. The Central Election Committee is chosen for each council term in the first meeting of a new council.
The Urban Environment Committee is responsible for planning the city's land use, transport and public areas, monitoring built environment and the condition of cultural and natural environment, managing the city's land property, building and maintaining roads and other public areas and builing premises, unless the tasks have been allocated to another organ or postholder.
The Urban Environment Committee has 13 members. There is a personal alternate member for each of them.
Tasks of the Education Division, which is subordinate to the Education Committee, include organizing and developing early childhood, basic, upper secondary and vocational upper secondary education, as well as general, adult and apprenticeship education. The Committee takes care of tasks stipulated to it by laws concerning daycare, child home care, private daycare, basic education, upper secondary education, vocational upper secondary education, vocational adult education and liberal adult education.