Turku Travel Blogs

As we were staying at the Radisson right on the Aura, we were able to take scenic walks along the river. It was interesting to visit Turku at this time of the year as there was very little going on as compared to summertime, when the restaurant/bar boats are bustling with people having fun. It was …

The day started sunny :) So when we woke up, we ate breakfast and got to the bus. Our first stop of the day was Turku Castle. Because of the nice weather we decided to walk from the market place to the castle (about 20 min). This also gave us the opportunity to see a bit more of Turku. At the cast…

the first rain of the journey!!July 28As we board the ferry, I looked at a plan and we moved to a room marked as cinema which revealed to be a sleep-in... great. That was what we needed. We took place there in the corner of the room, putting our bags and Laura decided to sleep while on my side I wa…

Turku is believed to be the oldest city in Finland and served as the capital until 1812. Turku is located along the Aura river and during the summer months the party boats that are docked alongside the river stay busy serving food and drinks. We managed to make a trip to the Luostarinmaki Handicr…

On thursday I left my hometown Tampere and headed to Turku. I spent the day Shopping and hanging around with my boyfriend Henri and his cousin Otto. In the evening we sat on a terrace on the Aurajoki riverbank. Otto lives in Turku so …

My first visit to Europe, Summer 2003, and studying at the Helsinki School of Economics in Mikkeli, Finland. We traveled around Finland, crossed waters to Estonia, hopped on a train to Russia and a cruise to Sweden.

Third day was our last day at Turku. We walked at city and visited some sights. The market place of Turku is certainly a place to go to, the same goes with Turku Castle. As for Turku Castle I think it really reminded me Kuressaare (EST) Castle. I dunno if they are still exhibited but during our vis…

Suomi on kaunis maa !

Today we went to the castle of Turku. We first took the bus to the market square and from there we decided to walk to the castle, because the weather was very nice and sunny. The castle was very nice and the museum had a large collection. After looking around everywhere we got lunch at the castle w…

We took the train to Turku and once we arrived discovered that we had to get a bus a further 9kms to reach the campsite.  There is not a great deal in Turku itself, but the campsite was located on an island and we were able to go on some beautiful walks through the woods and onto the beaches.

One of my best friends lives in Finland and I spent a too short weekend with her in Helsinki and Turku. It was a great weekend and apparently we had exceptional weather for the time of year (early June). There is a lot to see in Finland, not just in Helsinki!

My first trip to Finland

there really isnt too much for me to say about turku. instead of taking the ferry from stockholm to helsinki - which would have been 14 hours or so, i decided instead to head to turku and check for family records there. i got in at eight in the morning, found a hostel, and headed out to see what i…

I had nothing planned when I landed in Helsinki, so I started to take trains and travel the most I could. I went from Helsinki to Porvoo, later to Turku, and then to Tampere. I returned to Helsinki to take a flight to Rovaniemi to explore the North Pole just for a few days. Great experience in a very chilly place but with the most incredible people I had ever met. Finnish are a very hospitable people.

I went by car to the Scandics, the baltics, eastern Europe, Turkey and back to Holland....