Turku
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About
Turku is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 210,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 320,000. It is the 6th-most populous municipality in Finland, and the third-most populous urban area in the country after Helsinki and Tampere.
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The next week in Turku
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
19° / 8°
0.7 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Overcast
19° / 9°
UV Moderate
Sun
Overcast
16° / 8°
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
19° / 5°
UV Moderate
Tue
Rain
13° / 9°
17.2 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Overcast
20° / 9°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / -4°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
17.2h
04:51 – 22:02local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Turku
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Turku Airport (TKU) at 7 km.
Getting around Turku
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
J. Vainion LiikenneLS-LiikennelinjatNordic Coast LineFinferriesFÖLI Turun seudun joukkoliikenneFÖLI Turun seudun joukkoliikenne/V-S ELY-keskus, palveluntuottaja LS-Liikennelinjat OyFlixBus-euB Metro
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Connormah.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.