Spearhead Projects

The City of Turku has two extensive spearhead projects derived from the City Strategy:

  • Development of the city centre
  • Turku Science Park

Three new spearhead projects were launched in Mayor’s programme 2021–2025 (pdf):

  • Competence spearhead project
  • Cultural spearhead project
  • Spearhead project on communality, well-being and balanced development of residential areas (Communal Turku)

Development of the city centre

Objectives: Creating a vision for a dynamic city centre and taking concrete measures to achieve it.

Key aspects:

  • increase in the appeal of the city centre as an investment
  • change in business structure and revival of central living
  • inclusion of business life and citizens
  • development of tourism and event operations
  • reinforcement of the status of culture and ensuring year-round vitality and enjoyable atmosphere
  • construction and transport solutions to the marketplace area

Development of the city centre

Turku Science Park

Objectives: Innovative development of jobs, services, housing, transport, and public city space at Kupittaa in co-operation with e.g. businesses and universities.

Key aspects:

  • utilisation of digitalisation and smart solutions
  • integration of travel chains and development of transport, supporting the One Hour Train project
  • operational integration of the area with the city centre
  • implementation of a new way of spatial thinking regarding working
  • creation of an all-year and 24-hour attractive urban environment

Turun Tiedepuisto - Turku Science Park

Competence spearhead project

Objectives: In Turku, our goal is to be an attractive and diverse global pioneer as a learning and competence environment.

Key aspects:

  • strengthening the competitiveness of the Turku region by investing in expertise and research and responding to megatrends such as digitalization, urbanization and climate change
  • increasing the competence and education level of Turku residents, which will have a direct impact on the residents’ well-being and income levels
  • strengthening innovation and competence entities
  • strengthening the competence of the Turku region and the city´s ability to respond to the needs of the labor market and business life

Competence spearhead project

Cultural spearhead project

Objectives: To develop and promote the operational preconditions for art and culture in Turku in co-operation with actors in the field. The activities of the spearhead project support the well-being of the citizens and the vitality of the area.

Key aspects:

  • happy citizens
  • art and culture as occupation
  • limitless structures
  • renewing, creative meeting areas
  • inviting and titillating cultural events

Cultural spearhead project

Communal Turku

Objectives: To invest in the balanced development of residential areas in close cooperation with residents, companies and the business representation. To support the opportunities for citizens to increase their well-being.

Key aspects:

  • implementing action plans for reducing loneliness
  • supporting mental health
  • promoting integration
  • preventing exclusion  
  • encouraging exercise
  • offering opportunities for children to participate in developing residential areas
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