Guidebook for Turku
Entertainment & Activities
The biggest park in Turku, locals love to chill here in summer time. There's also an outside swimming pool, a restaurant and lots to do for children.
19 locals recommend
Kupittaa Park
The biggest park in Turku, locals love to chill here in summer time. There's also an outside swimming pool, a restaurant and lots to do for children.
Enjoy the summer heat by a pool! Situated close to the city center with a 50-meter pool and a park surrounding it, perfect for a picknic on a hot day. No alcohol allowed.
11 locals recommend
Samppalinnan Maauimala
Enjoy the summer heat by a pool! Situated close to the city center with a 50-meter pool and a park surrounding it, perfect for a picknic on a hot day. No alcohol allowed.
Essentials
The biggest and best super market in town. They sell cheap and very popular filled baguettes.
16 locals recommend
K-Citymarket Turku Kupittaa
17 UudenmaantieThe biggest and best super market in town. They sell cheap and very popular filled baguettes.
Cheapest groceries! The only smart place to buy your food if you're travelling with a low budget since food in Finland is expensive.
16 locals recommend
Lidl Turku Keskusta
4 EerikinkatuCheapest groceries! The only smart place to buy your food if you're travelling with a low budget since food in Finland is expensive.
Kaskentie 2
2 Kaskentie24h grocery store and gas station.
Shell SataShell
15 Aninkaistenkatu24h shop, gas station and Mc Donald's.
Everything Else
The train station where the train from Helsinki stops. Also cheap onnibus.fi busses leave to Helsinki from here.
Kupittaa station
6 JoukahaisenkatuThe train station where the train from Helsinki stops. Also cheap onnibus.fi busses leave to Helsinki from here.
Sightseeing
Turku Cathedral
1 TuomiokirkonkatuThe big cathedral, one of the citys main attractions.
the island with a distinctive nature and sandy beaches, a must visit if you’re staying a longer time! Just take bus number 8 from the market square. You can even rent a bike and be sporty, takes 20min
64 locals recommend
Ruissalo
the island with a distinctive nature and sandy beaches, a must visit if you’re staying a longer time! Just take bus number 8 from the market square. You can even rent a bike and be sporty, takes 20min
If you’re looking for a route for an evening walk, try Port Arthur or “Portsa”. It’s a part of the city with old wooden houses built during the first decade of the 20th century.
12 locals recommend
Port Arthur
If you’re looking for a route for an evening walk, try Port Arthur or “Portsa”. It’s a part of the city with old wooden houses built during the first decade of the 20th century.
If you feel like making a longer trip outside of Turku you should visit Naantali, a stunning idyllic old town in the Turku archipelago. Also the main attraction for children, Moomin world, is here.
29 locals recommend
Naantali
If you feel like making a longer trip outside of Turku you should visit Naantali, a stunning idyllic old town in the Turku archipelago. Also the main attraction for children, Moomin world, is here.
Food Scene
They don’t take reservations to the terrace so just go there and wait for a while, it’s a wine bar with a simple but popular a la carte menu, price range 12-30eur/main dish. Steaks, salads, pizza etc.
51 locals recommend
Tintå
9 Läntinen RantakatuThey don’t take reservations to the terrace so just go there and wait for a while, it’s a wine bar with a simple but popular a la carte menu, price range 12-30eur/main dish. Steaks, salads, pizza etc.
pizza made of fresh ingredients from the archipelago -really! there you can try for example lamb pizza with bearnaise sauce or pizza with salmon. The interior is in authentic archipelago style.
20 locals recommend
Pub Niska
1 Kristiinankatupizza made of fresh ingredients from the archipelago -really! there you can try for example lamb pizza with bearnaise sauce or pizza with salmon. The interior is in authentic archipelago style.
The most popular cafeteria in turku. Here you will find the best coffee, friendly service and art on the walls. Free wifi!
49 locals recommend
Café Art
5 Läntinen RantakatuThe most popular cafeteria in turku. Here you will find the best coffee, friendly service and art on the walls. Free wifi!
Arts & Culture
The museum of history and contemporary art with ruins of the old Turku. Here you will also find this hipsterish cafeteria with retro sofas and a cheap (7,50) salad buffet lunch time 11-15.
55 locals recommend
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
4-6 Itäinen RantakatuThe museum of history and contemporary art with ruins of the old Turku. Here you will also find this hipsterish cafeteria with retro sofas and a cheap (7,50) salad buffet lunch time 11-15.
Shopping
Top quality department store in center, great take away salads and other foods on the basement floor.
16 locals recommend
Stockmann
22 YliopistonkatuTop quality department store in center, great take away salads and other foods on the basement floor.