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| Turku – Åbo | |
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| Turun kaupunki Åbo stad City of Turku | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Area (2009) | |
| • Total | 306.41 km2 (118.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 245.63 km2 (94.84 sq mi) |
| • Water | 60.78 km2 (23.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 282nd largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 181,569 |
| • Rank | 5th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 739.2/km2 (1,915/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 20000–20960 |
| Website | www.turku.fi |
Turku (Swedish: Åbo) is a city in Southwest Finland. It is the fifth-largest city in Finland, with a population of around 190,000.
It is next to the municipalities of Aura, Kaarina, Lieto, Masku, Mynämäki, Naantali, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, Raisio and Rusko.
The official languages spoken in Turku are Finnish and Swedish.
The harbour of Turku is an important port. Many ships go from there to Mariehamn and to Stockholm. Turku Airport is also one of Finland's busiest airports.
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