Turku
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Summary
Turku is a big city[1]. Turku draws 6,784 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #92 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Reformation[3], European City of the Trees[4]
- Member of: Union of the Baltic Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Southwest Finland[6]
- Country: Finland[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Aura River[8], Archipelago Sea[9]
- Head of government: Minna Arve[10], Piia Elo[11]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[12], port city[13], city[14]
- Official language: Finnish[15], Swedish[16]
- Shares border with: Pargas[17], Aura[18], Pöytyä[19], Mynämäki[20], Nousiainen[21], Rusko[22], Kaarina[23], Lieto[24], Raisio[25], Naantali[26]
- Flag: flag of Turku[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Florence[28], Varna[29], Cologne[30], Bratislava[31], Gdańsk[32], Rostock[33], Gothenburg Municipality[34], Aarhus[35], Constanța[36], Szeged[37], Tartu[38], Bergen[39], Kharkiv[40]
- Legislative body: Turku city council[41]
- Executive body: Turku city board[42]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Turku[43]
- Postal code: 20000–20960[44]
- Commons category: Turku[45]
- Inception: 1229[46]
- Coordinate location: 60.45166666666667, 22.266944444444444[47]
- Significant event: 2017 Turku attack[48], Great Fire of Turku[49]
- Official website: https://turku.fi[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Turku[51]
- Commons gallery: Turku[52]
- Population: 187,604[53], 185,908[54], 178,630[55], 163,680[56], 159,180[57], 172,561[58], 177,326[59], 172,107[60], 173,686[61], 174,618[62], 175,059[63], 174,824[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Turku include Turku Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Finland[67]; Treaty of Åbo[68], a peace treaty[69]; and Turku Air[70], an airline[71], in Finland[72], founded in 1974[73].
Why It Matters
Turku has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] Turku is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
Entities named for Turku include Turku Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Finland[67]; Treaty of Åbo[68], a peace treaty[69]; and Turku Air[70], an airline[71], in Finland[72], founded in 1974[73].
FAQs
What awards did Turku receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3] and European City of the Trees[4].