Get to know Turku with our local, professional and qualified tour guides. We offer both scheduled and private walking tours. Languages offered are Finnish, Swedish, English and German. On request, also other languages are available. Scheduled tours for Summer 2023 Find below our scheduled walking tours in Turku, note the languages. All these tours are … Read more
Travelling to and in Finland? If you want to get more out of your stay we recommend a guided tour or journey. Our tour guides are locals and authorised trained guides who will tell you interesting facts about Finland and the local area. For all kind of activities in or around Turku, or in all … Read more
Would you like a boat ride on the River Aura? Taking an electric Låna boat on a river cruise is the perfect way to get to know Turku from its famous river, made even easier by our one of our guides. Join us on our journey. The River Aura is the reason Turku was born, … Read more
We want to provide a service to all who are interested in our tours, so we have compiled information about the accessibility of our guided tours below. Guided tours for the physically impaired: All walking tours, in which buildings are not entered, can be modified to be accessible if notified beforehand. You can find more … Read more
In addition to Helsinki’s Hietaniemi, Turku Cemetery is the most culturally and historically significant cemetery in Finland. The area of almost 60 hectares accommodates Lutheran, Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic as well as Catholic cemeteries. Dozens of monuments and nearly 50,000 tombs tell the story of people who have influenced the history of the city and the … Read more
Book your own private walking tour to see and hear about the three buildings Aaltos designed in Turku center – Southwestern Finland Agricultural Cooperative Building, Tapani building apartment house and Turun Sanomat newspaper building. You will also see some buildings by Turku born Erik Bryggman who closely worked with Alvar Aalto during the breakthrough of … Read more
Visit in the Leaf House, designed by artist Jan-Erik Andersson. The Finnish artist Jan-Erik Andersson’s Gesamtkunstwerk (or ‘Total Art Work’), the leaf shaped house Life on a Leaf, was completed in 2009. The unique house, which functions as a artistic residence, was first conceived in 1999. It was planned with architect Erkki Pitkäranta, with whom … Read more
Come and join us on a virtual guided tour at the Paimio Sanatorium, designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto. Our professional and experienced tour guides will show you this wonderful complex, and you will hear about the architecture and the history behind it. We also offer private tours which can be tailored more to your … Read more