Port Arthur
in Turku of Southwest Finland, Finland
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Turku Airport (5 mi) - Forssa Airport (53 mi)
- Pori Airport (72 mi)
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (81 mi)
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Kärdla Airport (103 mi) - Kauhajoki Airport (139 mi)
- Kuressaare Airport (153 mi)
- Seinäjoki Airport (156 mi)
- Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Old Rauma (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 60.447 and 22.242 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 60° 26' 50" and E 22° 14' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Finnish, Swedish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:38 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:34 am and 9:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Finland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Finland. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore Port Arthur
Port Arthur in Turku (Southwest Finland) is located in Finland about 94 mi (or 151 km) west of Helsinki, the country's capital.
Local time in Port Arthur is now 09:38 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Port Arthur. The closest airport in Finland is Turku Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Finland is Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 km), North. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Turku, Raisio, Rusko, Kaarina and Pargas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Turku Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel
Kotimaailma Apartments
Centro Hotel Turku
Holiday Club Caribia
Ensitila
Cumulus City Turku
Park Hotel Turku
SCANDIC PLAZA TURKU
BEST WESTERN HOTEL SEAPORT
Original Sokos Hotel City Börs
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Suomen Joutsen
Suomen Joutsen is a steel-hulled full rigged ship with three square rigged masts. Built in 1902 by Chantiers de Penhoët in St. Nazaire, France, as Laënnec, the ship served two French owners before she was sold to German interest in 1922 and renamed Oldenburg. In 1930, she was acquired by the Government of Finland, refitted to serve as a school ship for the Finnish Navy and given her current name.
IV District, Turku
The IV District, also known as Martti, is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Tervahovinkatu in the west and Betaniankatu and Martinkatu in the east. The district is one of the smallest in Turku, and is centred around the Martinkirkko church, named after the reformer Martin Luther (Martti Luther in Finnish). Martti is also one of the most expensive areas to live in Turku.
V District, Turku
The V District, also known as Itäranta, is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. As its name suggests, it is located on the east side of the river Aura, and stretches from the IV District (Martti) all the way to the mouth of the river. The district is strongly associated with the sea - it neighbours the Port of Turku across the river, and its street names have a ship-related theme. The district has a population of 3,677 and an annual population growth rate of -1.25%.
VIII District, Turku
The VIII District, also known as Port Arthur (or Portsa in colloquial Finnish), is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the west side of the river Aura, between Puistokatu and the IX District (Länsiranta). The district consists mostly of wooden houses, separated by narrow streets paved with cobblestones. It is widely considered one of the most beautiful residential districts in the whole of Finland, and has received an award to that effect in 2001.
Turku Central railway station
The Turku Central railway station is a railway station in the VII District of Turku, Finland. It has VR services to Helsinki and towards Joensuu. The station serves approximately a million people annually. The railway station was opened in 1876, together with the newly built railway between Turku and Tampere, in a celebration attended by the future Tsar Alexander III of Russia. Services were at first only to Tampere and Toijala, and the significance of railways was rather minor.
World Trade Center (Turku)
The World Trade Center Turku is a world trade center for financial companies and bureaus, located in central Turku, Finland. The building is located on Linnankatu. the WTC Turku is located within a walking distance to the Port of Turku.
Sigyn (ship)
Sigyn, built in Göteborg 1887, now museum ship in Turku, is the last remaining wooden barque used for trade across the oceans. At the time she was built there were thousands of similar vessels, but she was one of the last ones built. She was quite small even for her time, considering she was built for long-distance trade, but well built and considered fast and beautiful.
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory
Iso-Heikkilä Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory in the Iso-Heikkilä district of Turku, Finland. It was operated by the University of Turku from 1937 to 1972 but is now used by a local division of Ursa Astronomical Association.
Archangel Michael's church, Turku
Michael's Church is a church situated in central Turku. It's named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905. It dominates the western skyline of the city of Turku was designed by Professor Lars Sonck and is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku being able to seat 1,800 people. When Sonck won the competition for the church in 1894, he was only a 23-year old architectural student. Michael's Church is older than Michael's parish. The parish only dates back to 1921.
Martin's Church
Martin's Church in Turku, Finland is the main church of Martin's parish, founded in 1921. The church was consecrated on the 450th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther, on November 12, 1933. he designers of the church were the architects Totti Sora and Gunnar Wahlroos. The church represents architectural functionalism. Martin's church is a long church with three aisles with very narrow side aisles. The church has a functional and singular practicality of its own.
Harmonia (sculpture)
Harmonia or Harmoni is a fountain sculpture by Achim Kühn. It is located in the Aura River in Turku, Finland.
Martinsilta
Martinsilta (St. Martin's Bridge) is a beam bridge spanning the Aurajoki river in Turku, Finland. It was built in 1940, although a proposed bridge appeared on its present location already in the city plan that Carl Ludvig Engel created after the Great Fire of Turku of 1827. The bridge is 104.5 metres in length. The bridge is a one-way bridge crossing from Linnankatu to Itäinen Rantakatu in a south-southeast direction.
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Korppolaismäki: Turku, Aurajokivarsi, Port of Turku, Turun Satama, Korppolaismäki (source)
Port of Turku: Turku, Port of Turku (source)
Turku: Tie1851 Suikkilantie, Pansiontie − Suikkilantie, Turku (source)
Turku: Tie1851 Suikkilantie, Naantalint − Suikkilantie, Turku (source)
Turku: Tie1851 Suikkilantie, Raumantie − Suikkilantie, Turku (source)
Port of Turku: Turun SatamPort of Turku, Port of Turku (source)
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