Welcome to Turku

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Welcome to Turku
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City of Turku
Turku is the oldest city in Finland. The first
written mention of the city of Turku is in a
Papal decree dated on the 23rd January
1229. Population 175,000, in the area of Turku
about 290,000.
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Old traditions Academia Aboensis the Cradle
of Finnish Culture
Inauguration of the Academy in Turku in 1640
Albert Edelfelt 1902, oil on canvas
Turku Art Museum, photo Kari Lehtinen
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Education
Turku has three universities, University of
Turku, Turku School of Business and Economics
Administration and Åbo Akademi University.
(24,500 students) Turku Polytechnic is Finlands
largest, and there are three other polytechnic
institutes. (10,000 students)
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Jobs in 2002 Public and private
services etc. 34.5 Industry 17.9
Business services, finance etc. 16.0 Trade,
accommodation etc. 15.2 Transport 9.0
Construction 5.9 Agriculture and forestry
0.4 Unknown 1.1 Total number of
jobs 92,025

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Vision 2010

• Finlands oldest city, Turku, is an international
  city of culture and a European competence centre
  providing an excellent quality of life for its
  200,000 inhabitants and a unique environment for
  developing business enterprises, within easy
  reach of one of the most beautiful archipelagos
  in the world.

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Strategic focal points

• Quality of life through well-being
• Participation of inhabitants
• importance of culture and exercise
• Physical and mental safety no obstacles
• Various forms of living
• Prevention of exclusion prevention of
  unemployment

• Children, youth and families with children
• Education
• Youth culture
• Stimulating environment
• Position of families with children
• Life management of young people

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Strategic focal points

• Vitality from expertise
• Broad-range research and training
• Leading edge fields Bio, ICT, logistics,
  tourism
• Learning at work and lifelong learning
• International networking
• Active communication and supervision of
  interests

• Sustainably developing Turku
• Economy in balance
• Versatile business structure
• Sustainable city structure urban centre
  high-quality suburbs
• Healthy, pleasant environment effective water
  supply service

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Turku part ofEurope
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Geographical location
2 hours by air
A favourable location as a hub of East and West,
on the axis of Oslo - Stockholm -Turku -
St.Petersburg Potential to become Baltic
logistics centre
3 hours by air
1 hour by air
SIJAINTI
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Fields of Expertise

• Turku Science Park
• - BioTurku (Turku Bio Valley Ltd.)
• - ICT Turku
• International School of Turku
• Logistics, PILOT Turku
• Health Techology
• - Wellcom - e-Health services for Turku
  citizens

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Culture
Turku is a highly appreciated cultural
city. Turku Music festival presents chamber,
renaissance and baroque music, as well as films
and theatre in the Turku Castle.
There are three art museums and numerous art
galleries in Turku.
Cultural entrepreneurship receives public
support, and employment in the field is
increasing. Turku is applying for the status of
European Capital of Culture in 2011.
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Events in Turku in the 775th jubilee year

• Under the theme Vitality through co-operation
• Turku Day 19 September
• Turku twin city days 17-19 September
• Womens Skills event 24-26 September
• Finnish-Russian Cultural Forum 30
  September - 2 October
• Turku Book Fair 1-3 October