Why Paris
we have
Turku?
F I N N I S H 1 B
L A U R A PA R K K I N E N

Turku
The word ”turku” comes from word turgu East
Slavic
It was the capital under Swdish kingdom -until
1812
When tsar Alexandre II moved capital to
Helsinki
- 6th biggest city in Finland
- Located by Aura river

Turku
Cathedral of Turku (Turun tuomiokirkko)
3-5 Universities
Åbo Akademi Swedish University since 1918
The castle for king Erik 1
The president of Finland have studied there
Bilingual city

Turku the library
Riddarhuset i Stockholm
Main languages Swedish and Finnish, Vietnamese,
Somalian, African languages
Places to visit:
The castle of Turku
The old market hall
The dialect (near by Estonian)
Varför Paris när vi har Åbo?
Missä? Millainen Turku on? Mitä kieliä siellä puhutaan?