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Pro

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 Beautiful archipelago, great old buildings, 


Con

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 Maybe nightlife on the weekdays... 


In a nutshell

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 An excellent day trip from Helsinki! 

 

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Things to Do  

Ruisrock-festival

Ruisrock-festival, Turku

 Turska Says:  Ruisrock is the oldest rock-festival in Finland, and second oldest every year held rockfestival in whole Europe!It´s held by the sea, and at good weather it is very lovely place. You can even go to swim there if you like. Because it´s close to sea, it can also e cold at... 

Down by the laituri, conserts around Turku

Down by the laituri, conserts around Turku, Turku

 Turska Says:  This is popular music happenig in Turku. Not like big festivals, but quite famous and it´s more a "city festival", not outside the city centre. There are concerst around the centre and the mainconcerts are mentioned at the link. The link is mostly in Finnish.Most of bands... 

Hotels  

Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel Turku

 4 Reviews and 141 Opinions  We had never stayed in Radison hotels before, because they are allways more expensive than any other... 

Centro Hotel Turku

 1 Review and 49 Opinions  We visited here during Ruisrock-festival,so we could only get one bed bedroom with extra-bed,not a... 

Restaurants  

China & Thai palace: Best asian food in town!

China & Thai palace: Best asian food in town!, Turku

 goturku Says:  The atmosphere is very nice at this place. They have a nice setting, a well decorated interior. The waitresses are very friendly, and can speak English and Finnish. It's very nice to take your date there in the evening, with the candles lit, and the romantic atmosphere. It's... 

ravintola rhino: This place is simply awesome.

ravintola rhino: This place is simply awesome., Turku

 goturku Says:  After trying all the Indian food restaurants in town, my opinion is this has the best product. The best restaurant in Turku, I've been to so far, and definitely the best Indian food in town. The also serve Nepalese food. What makes it so special is that it has got to be the... 

Royal Curry House, Turku.: Real taste of India.

Royal Curry House, Turku.: Real taste of India., Turku

 johnlast Says:  Hi, Royal Curry House is on Hameenkatu 9, 20500 Turku. I have tried their cuisine, its simply delicious and the best. I suggest one must try there if there is desire to taste the real dishes and spices of the sub-continent. Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal Tarka, Kashmiri Nan and... 

Nightlife  

Restaurant boats: At the river

Restaurant boats: At the river, Turku

 Turska Says:  There are many boats witch are used as restaurants, at the river Aura. You can go for a beer, and some of them have quite good food menu also.http://www.turku.fi/public/?contentid=20133&nodeid=8155We have only visited Papa Joe, and stayed only for one beer. But at a sunny... 

Mallaskukko: And another good beer selection

Mallaskukko: And another good beer selection, Turku

 Turska Says:  And as you may have noticed, we are allways trying to find some beers we haven´t tasted before. So here´s one restaurant more to cxhoose from. Check their list at here:http://www.mallaskukko.fi/www/page.php?cat=8Sadly many really interesting ones were very expensive. One... 

Klubi: Live music

Klubi: Live music, Turku

 Turska Says:  We have had Klubi in Tampere for ages, allthough it was "Tulliklubi" when I was younger. Now they do have Klubi at Turlu also. It´s a place dor live music. Kind of rock club (=klubi) , place of live music and no seats, so you can dance a little while watching the band. I... 

The Old bank: Good beer selection here also!

The Old bank: Good beer selection here also!, Turku

 Turska Says:  It´s a pub. One of famous local pubs, witch are made to old pharmacy, old school, old public toilet and this one..As you might have guessed: To old bank.They have great selection of beers in here. This is one of must places if you like beer and go to Turku. Check the list by... 

Panimoravintola Koulu: One of our favourite pubs in Finland!

Panimoravintola Koulu: One of our favourite pubs in Finland!, Turku

 Turska Says:  This brewery restaurant (= panimoravintola) is made to old school (=Koulu). That´s why it´s very different from many others. And it´s very big to be a pub. You can usually find a quiet spot if yu want, or stay at the most crowded area, where the most "life" is.They do have... 

Cosmic Comic cafe: Interesting beers and comics

Cosmic Comic cafe: Interesting beers and comics, Turku

 Turska Says:  It´s called cafe, but it is a pub. And a pub with great selection of changing beers! I don´t remeber seeing so many "new" ones for a while (new for me). Staff knew a lot about their beers and helped us to find interesting ones. We were going to have one bottle, but because... 

Transportation  

Turku- Stockholm

Turku- Stockholm, Turku

 PeterVancouver Says:  Turku is very well connected to the Finnish road and rail network, and ferry connections make onward travel to Stockholm . The Helsingintie road runs all the way to Turku port from Helsinki. Turku is the key point in the E18 road project that will connect Scandinavia via... 

Flight to Turku

Flight to Turku, Turku

 Huks Says:  You can choose from several airlines serving the airport of Turku. It is simply by connected flights to get to Turku from many places in the world.From the airport to Turku you can get by bus, which departs every 30 minutes. 

Shopping  

Karkkirysä: Who want candy?

Karkkirysä: Who want candy?, Turku

 Turska Says:  There´s lots of candy at here, and mostly quite cheap. It also looked like they have those ones being "wrong season". I saw easter candy for example at october. But they weren´t too old, so we bought some cheap easter chocolate eggs ;) I like that thin chocolate they do have... 

Hansa kortteli: Shopping centre, at the centre

Hansa kortteli: Shopping centre, at the centre, Turku

 Turska Says:  Shopping centre, so you will find allmost everything. Many clothes stores might be the same ones as in many town around Europe.. Anything from clothes to books and candy etc.. Not cheap, not expensive. Normal prices. 

Levykauppa Äx: CD´s and DVD´s

Levykauppa Äx: CD´s and DVD´s, Turku

 Turska Says:  Our favourite music shop, because it has all the best cd`s we like.There is Äx now in many other towns too.If you get intrested in some Finnish music, you´ll find even the little unknown ones in here. Sometimes they need to order a copy for you, so can´t promise everything... 

Local Customs  

Bicycles ... even in winter

Bicycles ... even in winter, Turku

 Huks Says:  Maybe someone will be hard to imagine how it can be possible by snow-capped roads in winter to ride by bike, but someone still can! Such a way of transport in winter is popular in northern Europe, where winters are usually snowy. Turku is not a exception.Of course, not all... 

Local Central Tourist Office

Local Central Tourist Office, Turku

 penny_g Says:  This office is located very close to the river not far away from the cathedral. They can give you precious advice on what to visit in Turku and how to get there by public transport. They are experts not only on the town itself but also on the surroundings of Turku - the lake... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Visit Naantali

Visit Naantali, Turku

 Turska Says:  If you stay more than one or two days in Turku, and especially if it´s summer, you should visit town of Naantali! It really nice town, on of those places we call "summer towns". Too bad i don´t have digi photos from there.The seaside is nice, and the town is beautyful. If... 

Go to the top of Tuomiokirko and the museum

Go to the top of Tuomiokirko and the museum, Turku

 penny_g Says:  Tuomiokirko Museum in the south gallery takes the visitor back in time to the 14th century. The exhibits cast light on the history and ecclesiastical life in and around the Cathedral. Statues of saints and sacred vessels dating from the Catholic Middle Ages are on display in... 

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