Pohjola
District of Turku
Southwest Finland - Finland

VII District, Turku

The VII District is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the west side of the river Aura, between Aurakatu and Puistokatu. Like the neighbouring VI District, it forms part of the city's central business district. The two districts combined host a large proportion of the city's business life, particularly around the Market Square (Kauppatori, part of the VI District). Turku City Hall is located in the VII District, as well as the Turku Central Railway Station.

Located at 60.45, 22.2583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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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.

Located at 60.4406, 22.2556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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.

Located at 60.4458, 22.2444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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.

Located at 60.4539, 22.253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Finland Proper, Buildings and structures in Turku, Modernist architecture in Finland, Transport in Turku, Railway stations opened in 1876

Pohjola, Turku

Pohjola is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre, between Ratapihankatu and Kähäri. Turku Central railway station is located in Pohjola, and about half of the district's land area is owned by the VR railway company. The current population of Pohjola is 1,569, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 1.27%. 12.62% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 13.77% are over 65.

Located at 60.4583, 22.2583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kähäri

Kähäri is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the northwest of the city centre. The current population of Kähäri is 934, which did not change during 2004. 17.77% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 19.27% are over 65. The district's linguistic makeup is 93.47% Finnish, 4.93% Swedish, and 1.61% other.

Located at 60.4606, 22.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Vätti

Vätti is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre. The area consists mostly of parkland, but there is also a high-density residential area in the district as well as some low-density developments. There is also an old people's home in Vätti. The current population of Vätti is 2,990, and it is decreasing at an annual rate of 0.07%. 11.30% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 30.60% are over 65.

Located at 60.4667, 22.2556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hansa Emporium

Hansa Emporium is a shopping centre in the city centre of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VII District, next to the main Market Square. The shopping centre hosts a total of 156 businesses, including nineteen cafés and restaurants. It also contains a theatre. The Turku branch of the Stockmann department store is located in Hansa.

Located at 60.4508, 22.2644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Market Square, Turku

The Market Square is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square. It hosts a lively market on weekdays, and there are several cafés and restaurants on the square. The buildings around the Market Square are also part of the city's central business district.

Located at 60.4517, 22.2669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Retail markets in Finland, Buildings and structures in Turku, Squares in Turku

Paavo Nurmi Stadium

Paavo Nurmi Stadium (Finnish: Paavo Nurmi -stadion) is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born runner Paavo Nurmi. Twenty athletics world records have been set at the stadium.

Located at 60.4425, 22.2608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Finland, Buildings and structures in Turku, Sport in Turku, Visitor attractions in Turku

Stockmann, Turku

The Turku Stockmann department store is the second largest department store in the Finnish region of Finland Proper. The Turku Stockmann department store contains, in addition to Stockmann itself, an Alko store, a barbershop, a café, a kiosk, a buffet restaurant and the Academic Bookstore. The Turku Stockmann is located in connection to the Hansa shopping centre, on the avenue of Yliopistonkatu.

Located at 60.4508, 22.2628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Department stores of Finland, Buildings and structures in Turku, Visitor attractions in Turku

Turku Synagogue

Turku Synagogue in the city of Turku is one of the two synagogues in Finland. Located in the VII District, the synagogue is used by the Jewish community of Turku. The synagogue building, designed by architects August Krook and J.E. Hindersson, was completed in 1912.

Located at 60.4557, 22.2667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art

Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art (Finnish: Wäinö Aaltosen museo, Swedish: Wäinö Aaltonens museum) or WAM for short, is an art museum in central Turku, Finland dedicated especially to modern art. The museum is located on the east bank of the Aura River. The permanent exhibition is based on the art collection of City of Turku, which includes a large collection of works by Finnish artist and sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen. Temporary exhibitions focus on Finnish and international modern art.

Located at 60.445, 22.2603 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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.

Located at 60.4486, 22.2481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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.

Located at 60.4408, 22.2544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Panimoravintola Koulu

Panimoravintola Koulu is a Finnish brewery restaurant in the city of Turku. Koulu (School) is the largest brewery restaurant in Finland and it is situated in a former Neo-Renaissance -style school building from 1889 by architects L. I. Lindqvist and Bruno Granholm.

Located at 60.4497, 22.2647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Turku Concert Hall

Turku Concert Hall is located on the north side of the Puutori market square in Turku, Finland. The hall was designed by architect Risto-Veikko Luukkonen and constructed in 1952. It was the first concert hall in Finland. The Turku Philharmonic Orchestra primarily performs at the concert hall but there are many top international venues that perform there as well. There is one auditorium in the building and it was designed for concerts. Its audience capacity is 1,002. The acoustics are excellent.

Located at 60.4556, 22.2706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Music venues completed in 1952, Buildings and structures in Turku, Concert halls in Finland, Visitor attractions in Turku

Turku Orthodox Church

Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra is the main church of the Turku orthodox parish located on the northeast corner of Turku Market Square in Turku, Finland. The church was built in under plans drafted by architect Carl Ludvig Engel and was ordered by Nicholas I of Russia on 5 January 1838. Construction, which began in 1839, cost 67,886 rubles and was completed in 1845. The church was consecrated on 2 September 1845.

Located at 60.4522, 22.2661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Puutori

Puutori, Trätorget (Swedish, lit. "wood market square") is a market square in the city centre of Turku, Finland. It measures at approximately 100x40m. It is bordered by Aninkaistenkatu/Aningaisgatan, Maariankatu/Mariegatan, Brahenkatu/Brahegatan and Sibeliuksenkatu/Sibeliusgatan. Today, it has no regular market square activity but Puutorin puolesta ry organises different events there each year.

Located at 60.4547, 22.2683 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Turku, Squares in Turku

Qwensel House

The Qwensel House is the oldest wooden house in Turku, Finland. It is bourgeois housing from the autarchic times that has survived in its entirety. The house was built approximately in the year 1700 in an area that was reserved for the nobility in the city plan made up by Peter Brahe in 1652. Today, the Qwensel House operates as the Turku Pharmacy Museum and café.

Located at 60.4486, 22.2678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Turku, Pharmacy museums, Museums in Turku, Science museums in Finland

Betel Church (Turku)

Betel Church (Finnish: Turun Adventtiseurakunta Betel-kirkko) is located in the VII District of Turku, Finland. It is a church of the Turku adventism parish. The jugend style church was completed in 1906 under the plans of Frithiof Strandell. It was later renovated under the plans of Erik Bryggman in 1927 and has a functional bell tower, among others. The church is actually quite hidden from pedestrians.

Located at 60.4511, 22.2611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan

Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan or När vänskapsbanden knytes (Swedish, "When Friendships are Made") is a sculpture erected by Wäinö Aaltonen, located in the Puutori market square in Turku, Finland. It symbolises the twin town partnership of Turku and Göteborg. There are two sculptures, the original in Gothenburg and its duplicate at Aninkaistenkatu 12 in Turku. The City of Turku commissioned Aaltonen to make the sculpture for Göteborg as a thank you for aiding Turku during wartime.

Located at 60.4553, 22.2699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Statues and sculptures in Turku, 1948 sculptures, Equestrian statues

Leningradin ja Turun ystävyyden patsas

The statue of friendship between Leningrad and Turku (Finnish Leningradin ja Turun ystävyyden patsas, Swedish Staty över vänskapen mellan Leningrad och Åbo) is a statue located in Puolalanpuisto park in Turku, Finland. It was erected 1967-1968 and revealed on May 19 1969. The statue was erected in honour of the 15th town twinning anniversary between Turku and Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). The statue depicts four figures, three men and a woman, greeting and embracing each other.

Located at 60.4537, 22.2604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Myllysilta

The Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) is a steel girder bridge crossing the Aurajoki (Aura River) in the middle of the city of Turku in Finland. The bridge was opened in 19 September 2011. Only two of four lanes are first in use, the bridge was totally completed in 29 November 2011, even though some landscaping and stone work will be completed in 2012.

Located at 60.4452, 22.2579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Box girder bridges, Bridges in Finland, Demolished bridges

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.

Located at 60.4445, 22.2555 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges in Finland, Buildings and structures in Turku, Transport in Turku