Turku is one of Finland's major cities, home to around 206,655 people.
Best time
May–June & September–October for mild weather and thinner crowds
Weather
Temperate, with warm summers and cool winters
Botanical Garden
Biological Museum
Healthcare Museum
Day 1
Local favourites
Elvina Café
In a 1920s building, seeking an atmosphere of that time. Lunch and café products.
Fontana Café
Fresh products from own bakery. Bar opens in the evening. Popular brunch in weekends.
Honkapirtti
East Karelian-style large cabin, since decades a stopping point for people enjoying the nature on the island. Unpretentious lunch consisting
Kaarea TYKS U restaurant
Staff restaurant in the U building of Turku University Hospital, also open to outsiders. Sale of surplus food after lunch 13:30–13:40.
PullaPuoti
Close to the Turku Police Station and Hostel Turku. Pastries, snack foods, coffee and filled sandwiches and cakes. For lunch you can choose
Teboil Herkku
Home-cooking styled lunch and dessert.
Tourist favourites & top-rated
Hotel Harriet
Modern hotel and hostel-quality rooms in the centre.
Hesehotelli
Hesehotel is owned by the burger chain Hesburger, and it's on the second floor of one of their biggest restaurants. It has 15 rooms and 46 b
Centro Hotel
Modern hotel in the inner courtyard of its building block. Family-owned hotel, a bit more personal than the chain hotels in Turku.
Bridgettine Convent Guest House
You'll receive a warm welcome and a friendly smile from the Catholic Sisters who run this guesthouse in a central but quiet location in Turk
Guesthouse Tapuli
Small guesthouse with cosy rooms with TV. No breakfast, kitchen is available for self service. Toilets and showers are by the corridor. Saun