Turku Hotels

It starts in Turku, for one, with a dynamic cultural heritage and identity that spans a metropolitan area of more than 300,000 people. Myriad museums, art galleries, concert halls and theatres populate the city and contribute to Turku’s unshakable reputation as a cosmopolitan and progressive place to live and indeed, visit. Vital points of interest include the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum and Aboa Vetus and Ars Nova medieval and modern art museums. Ars Nova was set to open in isolation as a foremost repository of contemporary art in 1995. In the course of construction however, a crew dug up a vast deposit of artefacts on site. The results of the subsequent archaeological excavation now reside within the superb Aboa Vetus facility. The tale of the two museums is a perfect metaphor for Turku, where old and new ostensibly co-exist in sublime harmony. Festivals also draw a significant portion of Turku’s annual influx of tourists. Some of the most notable include Ruisrock, the Turku Music Festival and July Medieval Market.

Attractions

• Turku Castle
• Turku Cathedral
• Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art
• Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum
• Aboa Vetus and Ars Nova

Activities

• Paavo Nurmi Marathon
• Medieval Market
• Ruisrock
• Turku Modern
• Turku Jazz

Restaurants

• Mami
• Smor
• Bossa
• Blanko
• Pippurimylly

Nightlife

• Dynamo
• Onnela
• Klubi
• Forte
• Monk

Climate

Turku has a semiboreal Nordic climate, with four distinct seasons. Winter generally lasts from early December to late March.

• Winter (December to March) -9-0°C
• Spring (April to May) -1-15°C
• Summer (June to August) 10-22°C
• Fall (September to November) -2-14°C