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Art House Turku was opened in Turku in spring 2022 as a home for art and culture – for artists, local residents, and tourists alike. Art House is located in Rettig's old tobacco factory in the middle of Turku's Old Town.
More information about Art House Turku can be found from Art House Turku website.
When you want a pet in your family, think carefully about which animal is the best for you. Read information about what the pet needs, so that it stays healthy and happy.
The Emergency Services have received a lot of enquiries on civil defence and civil defence shelters after the recent deterioration of the European security situation.
Finland is not currently under a threat that would necessitate the issuance of orders on the deployment of civil defence shelters. We compiled an information package that provides answers to frequently asked questions about civil defence shelters.
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Mayor Minna Arve
The five higher education institutions of Turku region invite participants from all over the world to join our two-week Summer School programme in one of the most traditional study cities in Finland. Enjoy world-class education and strengthen your professional and academic skills in the beautiful Finnish summer!
The five higher education institutions of Turku region invite participants from all over the world to join our two-week Summer School programme in one of the most traditional study cities in Finland. Enjoy world-class education and strengthen your professional and academic skills in the beautiful Finnish summer!
Turku Castle
The renaissance-period banquet floor allows for events to be held in the King’s or Queen’s Hall, Queen’s Chamber, or Southern Hall. The amazing Bryggman Hall on the top floor is particularly well suited for lectures and seminars.
Turku Market Hall opened in 1896 and has together with its surroundings grown and lived with the city.
Upgrade of the Market Hall Block will transform the area into a diverse entity serving its entrepreneurs and citizens. The renewal will enhance the vitality of the historic Market Hall and strengthen the attractiveness of the city center.
A small parkette at the intersection of Piispankatu and Tehtaankatu is decorated with atmospheric red spheres. The parkette was named after a Turku-based historian in 1994. Dahlström (1883–1965) was particularly interested in the history of Turku and its nearby regions, and he played an important role in the establishment of the Swedish-speaking university, Åbo Akademi, in 1918. In addition to being a historian, Dahlström also wrote fiction under the pseudonym Père Noble.
The Railway Station Park welcomes travellers arriving by train on the other side of Ratapihankatu. The history of the area includes a colourful period in the 19th century when it was rented to touring circus troupes. Plans for transforming the area into a park began in the late 19th century. Even the City Council took part in the discussion as to whether the park should be designed as a calm environment for relaxing or as a place that people catching a train could travel through in a hurry.
The lighting of the lights on the Christmas street has traditionally been one of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the Christmas season. The first Christmas lights in Turku were lit in 1948 on a section of Yliopistonkatu between Aurakatu and Humalistonkatu. The Christmas street instantly became very popular among the residents of Turku, and the annual opening ceremony became an event that everyone in the city looks forward to.
Where can you find the other Turku Cathedral?
A fairyland of lights for children can be found at the Kupittaa Traffic Town and bird pond. The lighting of the bird pond for Christmas has a long tradition of 20 years. The Traffic Town was equipped with seasonal lights for the first time in 2018.
There are several sites with seasonal lighting in the vicinity of Turku Cathedral.
Turku Cathedral Christmas Tree
The first Christmas tree lit with electric lamps was brought to Turku Cathedral as early as 1900, and it became a permanent tradition in the 1930s. According to folklore, there were some interruptions in this tradition during the war years. A record of Christmas trees has been kept since 1955, which indicates the donors and original locations of the trees.
Christmas has arrived at Hansa shopping centre and the whole quarter has been dressed in spectacular Christmas lighting. On Thalia square, on the first floor of Hansa by the Aurakatu entrance, you will find Hansa’s own spectacularly Christmassy photo corner.
When you lift your gaze towards the ceiling of Hansatori square, you will see the Cloud light installation. It is a work of art by Visual Artist & Designer Tuomas Honkanen created in co-operation with Design Agency Amerikka.
Puolalanpuisto Park is transformed into an audio artwork in the evenings.
Weaving, Yearning is a sound installation created by Kalle Nio and Hans Rosenström, which spreads to Puolalanpuisto Park in Turku between 7 October and 17 December 2021. Inspired by the moment when darkness falls, the artwork is a song composed by Aino Venna and consisting of four voices that softly drift through the cityscape.
Turku’s year as the European Capital of Culture in 2011 started with a festive opening ceremony on the banks of the Aura River. As part of the opening ceremony, a lantern procession consisting of a thousand children wandered along the river front, carrying home made lanterns.
The lantern project is implemented with the support of the Turku 2029 Foundation and realised jointly by the Children’s Culture Centre Adventure Park, basic education and the library.
The Dancing Advent Calendar of the Regional Dance Centre of Western Finland offers dance-filled moments and bodily experiences for dance lovers of all ages. The doors will open up in the surroundings of the City of Turku and neighbouring areas and will be freely accessible to all. The Dancing Advent Calendar will be cheering hearts once again along the Path of Light.
As evening starts to fall, the Christmas Path’s Night of the Elves invites you to the centre of Turku. The Night of the Elves programme includes extended opening hours, glogg booths, Christmas trees for sale in the evenings, and other activities.
Christmas Path is an event package implemented in the centre of Turku. It starts from the Magical Opening of the Christmas Season on 26 November and ends with the 24th window of the social media calendar on Christmas Eve. The event is organised by the Turku City Centre Association
A Sparrow glides towards you on the street. It is an unexpected encounter, a mobile puppet theatre installation, a moment that encourages you to stop, a fleeting moment. It is an elegy for sparrows, the widely-known bird species that has even been classified as endangered in Finland, a subtle statement in favour of protecting biodiversity.
Her Highness the Snow Queen and her court have arrived in Turku!
The queen and her court can be seen throughout the weekend event in Itäinen Rantakatu, near the Library Bridge. A more detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
TipTopWalkers, a street art group specialising in site-specific arts and circus, and consisting of professional performers, is responsible for the implementation of the show.
Could a Christmas Window be the highlight of your daily walk? Is it possible to tell a story in a window?
Let yourself be enchanted by fire arts!
On fire is a new atmospheric fire art show made by Aura Company. With various means of fire art, the performance takes the viewer on a visual journey to the world of object manipulation and juggling. In the show, the circus artists continue their traditional performance style with precise choreography, subtle humour and impressive fire art. .
Performance and implementation: Emma Nivala, Antti Nerg and Markus Nivala
Production: Circus & Theatre Association Aura Company
Welcome to the wondrous adventure that will take you to experience Luminous Harmonies. You start the route from the Turku Main Library and end up at the park of the City Hall. There are eight checkpoints in the city center, each of which will make you fall in love with the diverse culture in Turku. Only by answering questions at each checkpoint, you may travel further.