Finland - Southwest Finland - Turku (2)

TURKU, FINLAND 

Sent by Mirjami from Turku, Finland.

This is my second postcard of Turku in a month. My first one is here.

Finland - Southwest Finland - Turku (1)

TURKU

FINLAND

Sent by Tuija from Turku, Finland.

Turku (/ˈtʊərkuː/ TOOR-koo; Finnish: [ˈturku] ; Swedish: Åbo, Finland Swedish: [ˈoːbu] ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately 206,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 316,000. It is the 6th most populous municipality in Finland, and the third most populous urban area in the country after Helsinki and Tampere (read more).