Turku (/ˈtʊərkuː/ TOOR-koo; Finnish: [ˈturku] ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland...
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The 2017 Turku attack took place on 18 August 2017 at around 16:02–16:05 (UTC+3) when 10 people were stabbed in central Turku, Southwest Finland. Two women...
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Meyer Turku Oy is a Finnish shipbuilding company located in Turku, Finland Proper. The company is fully owned by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH....
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Turku archipelago may refer to: Archipelago Sea, part of the Baltic Sea outside the Finnish city of Turku Islands of Turku, islands inside the city limits...
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Turku Arabic or simply just Turku is an extinct variant of Bimbashi Arabic that served as a lingua franca in Chad. It's the ancestor to Bongor Arabic...
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of Turku. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the earlier Turku Central Prison (Turun keskusvankila), also commonly known as 'Kakola', and Turku County...
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Turku (Swedish: Åbo) is Finland's oldest city, having been founded in 1229. The city has a history as part of Sweden, Russia, and finally as an important...
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TPS Turku may refer to: HC TPS, ice hockey team Turun Palloseura, football team Turun Palloseura (floorball), floorball team Turun Palloseura (women's...
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Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku (Swedish: Inter Åbo) and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional...
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The Islands of Turku consist of islands belonging to the Finnish city of Turku. There are dozens of islands and skerries, of which four have significant...
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of Turku (Finnish: Turun arkkihiippakunta, Swedish: Åbo ärkestift), historically known as Archdiocese of Åbo, is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It...
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Turku Airport (IATA: TKU, ICAO: EFTU), is located in Turku, Finland, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the center, in Lentokenttä (Finnish for 'airfield';...
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The Turku tramway network was the first tram system to be operated in Finland, and was the second-to-last first generation tram system in Finland. It...
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ships ordered by Royal Caribbean International to be built by Meyer Turku in Turku, Finland. As of 2024 this class is the largest cruise ship class ever...
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Turku Cathedral (Finnish: Turun tuomiokirkko, Swedish: Åbo domkyrka) is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical...
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Masa-Yards Turku New Shipyard, Aker Turku Shipyard, STX Turku; currently operated by Meyer Turku Other yards of Turku area: Turun Veneveistämö, Turku boat works...
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Yeni Türkü (means New Türkü in Turkish) is a Turkish band. The group has held concerts and has recorded a number of albums since forming in 1978. Their...
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Turku University may refer to: Åbo Akademi University The Royal Academy of Turku Turku School of Economics Turku University of Applied Sciences The University...
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The University of Turku (Finnish: Turun yliopisto, in Swedish: Åbo universitet, shortened UTU) is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties...
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Icon of the Seas (category Ships built in Turku)
the world. In October 2016, Royal Caribbean and Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku announced an order to build two ships under the project name "Icon". The...
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Radyo Türkü also known as TRT Türkü is a radio network of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). It is specialized on Turkish folkloric music...
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Turku metropolitan area or Turku region (Finnish: Turun seutu, Swedish: Åbo region) is the metropolitan area around the city of Turku in Finland. The...
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Perno shipyard (redirect from Turku New Shipyard)
Perno shipyard is a shipyard in Turku, southwest Finland, that specialises in building cruise ships, passenger ferries, special vessels and offshore projects...
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Finland uses the term Turku sub-region as SK023 Turku. The Turku sub-region differs from the Turku metropolitan area (Greater Turku), which does not include...
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Diocese of Turku may refer to the following ecclesiastical jurisdictions with episcopal see in Turku (Åbo), in Finland : the former Roman Catholic Diocese...
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Turku Castle (Finnish: Turun linna, Swedish: Åbo slott) is a medieval structure in the city of Turku, Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle...
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The Wolves of Turku were a trio of man-eating wolves which in 1880 and 1881 killed 22 children in Turku, Finland. The average age of the victims of these...
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Turku observatory may refer to: Vartiovuori observatory, an old observatory building in Turku, Finland Iso-Heikkilä Observatory, a former university observatory...
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1969, Turku) Senni Nieminen (1905, Turku – 1970, Turku) Jarno Saarinen (1945, Turku – 1973, Autodromo Nazionale Monza) Paavo Nurmi (1897, Turku – 1973...
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Turku (Finnish: Turun satama, Swedish: Åbo hamn) is a port located in the south-west of Finland, where the mainland meets the beginning of the Turku archipelago...
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