79 Sights in Turku, Finland (with Map and Images)
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Network is an environmental artwork designed and manufactured by architect Outi Sarjakoski in Turku, Turku, at the intersection of Itäinen Rantakatu and Volter Kilven katu. The size of the "cobweb" is about 12×15 meters. Sarjakoski braided the net himself from polyester rope, which took about one kilometre for the work.
2. Turku Castle
Turku Castle is a medieval building in the city of Turku in Finland. Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use and the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River. The castle served as a bastion and administrative centre in Eastland, as Finland was known during its time as a province of Sweden. Only once did the castle figure in the defence of the realm, when Russian invaders from Novgorod destroyed Turku in 1318. It more frequently played a role in internal struggles for power within Sweden and the Kalmar Union. The castle's heyday was in the mid-16th century during the reign of Duke John of Finland and Catherine Jagellon. That was when the Renaissance Floor and King's and Queen's hall were built, along with other features. It lost its status as an administrative centre in the 17th century after Per Brahe's period as governor-general of Finland came to an end. Turku castle is today Finland's most visited museum, with attendance reaching 200,000 in some years. In addition, many of the larger rooms are used for municipal functions.
3. Martinkirkko
Martin's Church in Turku, Finland is the main church of Martin's parish, founded in 1921. The church was consecrated on the 450th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther, on November 12, 1933. The designers of the church were the architects Totti Sora and Gunnar Wahlroos. The church represents architectural functionalism. Martin's church is a long church with three aisles with very narrow side aisles. The church has a functional and singular practicality of its own. The barrel-vaulting of the roof is one of the most outstanding features of the church. The altar, the pulpit, and the roof are notable features of architect Sora's work. On the top of the pulpit, the architect has placed a crown. The same theme is featured as a decoration to the hymn list table. The architects have clearly thought of the church as a royal court chamber and for this reason the basic construction is reminiscent of a basilica. The artist Aarre Aaltonen has made five decorative sculptures for the pulpit.
4. Parolanpuiston vesitorni
The Parolanpuisto water tower is a water tower built in 1981 in the Runosmäki district of Turku. In shape, the water tower is spongy. The water tower has a height of 43 metres and a water volume of 6,550 cubic metres. It was built by the city itself. The stem of the tower has been cast using a special slip moulding method, which has only been used to build three other water towers in Finland, in Pargas, Kaarina and Nakkila. The stem of the tower, which reaches twenty meters above the treetops, widens upwards, as does the wall thickness of the foot. The tank in the tower is non-insulated. When designing the water tower, it was also in mind to have an observation tower in the water tower, but Turku Airport is too close.
5. Urheilupuisto
Turku Sports Park is a sports and recreation area located in the centre of Turku, on the eastern bank of the Aura River. The extensive park area includes several sports facilities, some of which are open all year round. The most significant areas of the park are the Paavo Nurmi Stadium and the upper field, which serves as both a football and American football field. The park also has a disc golf course, outdoor exercise equipment, and several tennis, basketball and volleyball courts. In winter, the park's fields are frozen for ice games. The park is surrounded by the Karikon lenkki fitness track, named after Paavo Karikos, who was Finland's first municipal sports instructor from 1938 to 1969.
6. Koroisten piispankirkko
Turku Koroinen Church or Koroinen Episcopal Church was a medieval stone church located in Koroistenniemi, Turku. Today, only the foundations of the frame room and the choir remain of the church. The episcopal see was moved from Nousiainen to Koroinen in 1229. Defensive fortifications were built around the peninsula, and in addition to the church building, the bishop's fortified residence was located there. The church remained in operation even after the bishop's see was moved to Turku until 1396, when the peninsula was destroyed by the vital brothers. After this, Mary's Church was built as the parish church.
7. Turun Kotikirkko
Turku Home Church is a Pentecostal church in Turku. The church was started in 1996, when it was part of the Turku Pentecostal Church. In 1999, the parish became independent as its own parish. The church differs from traditional congregations in its operating culture, for example, when worship music varies from heavy rock to acoustic music. The congregation has about 90 members and its membership consists mainly of youth and young adults. The activities of the congregation include worship services, cells for men and women, and prayer evenings. The church has also published the magazine Brazen Bleaching.
8. Maarian kirkko
St. Mary's Church is a medieval stone church located in Maaria, in Turku, Finland. There are no records as to when the present church was built, but the work was probably started in the mid or late 15th century. According to Markus Hiekkanen, the church was probably built in the 1440s, on the basis of the style of the closets; the gables were constructed about 50 years later. There are medieval limestone paintings on the walls, which are not common to other places in Finland. The most valuable artefacts are the wooden altar cabinet and a large altarpiece depicting Christ on the cross.
9. Kertosäe
The chorus is a 14-metre artwork made of weatherproof corten steel by Saara Ekström on the edge of Vähätori Square in Turku. The art fence was commissioned to demarcate Vähätori from the busy Linnankatu street, and the fence runs parallel to Linnankatu, flanking the seating area created in front of the old main library. The work features symmetrically positioned rose ornamentation. Plant and flower motifs are recurring themes in Ekström's works. The chorus represents some kind of continuation of the vine theme of the G. A. Petrelius fountain next door.
10. Turku Art Museum
Turku Art Museum is an art museum in Puolalanmäki, Turku. The museum is maintained and its collection is owned by Konstföreningen i Åbo – Turku Art Association, founded in 1891. The museum building was designed by Professor of Architecture Gustaf Nyström (1856–1917) and completed in 1904. The Turku Art Museum, built with private funds donated by the businessman brothers Ernst (1846–1924) and Magnus (1859–1924) and donated to the City of Turku, was the second building in Finland to be designed as an art museum after the Ateneum when it opened.
11. Pyhän Katariinan kirkko
St. Catherine's Church is located in Nummi, a suburb of Turku, Finland, in the same district as Turku Student Village. It represents the old medieval stone church building tradition. Although it was completely destroyed and has undergone several renovations, it has preserved something of its original appearance and retains the basic plan of a medieval Finnish church. The construction was begun in the 1340s; the sacristy was completed first and the church later. Bishop Hemming and Bishop Thomas of Växjö consecrated the church on 22 January 1351.
12. Hirsipuumäen teloituspaikan muistomerkki
The memorial to the execution site of Hirsipuumäki was designed by Esko Hillilä in 1991. This is a project of the City of Turku by the museum's archaeologist Heljä Brusila and then city architect Jorma Aho. The memorial is located in Turku on Kerttulinmäki, next to Kerttul Upper Secondary School, on one of Turku's seven hills. Previously, the hill was known as Hirttomäki or Gallows Hill. A plaque on the monument bears inscription stating that the place was the place of execution of the city from the Middle Ages to the end of the 1700s.
13. Jäinen meri
The icy sea is Raimo Utriainen's bronze sculpture in Borenpuisto, Turku, between Linnankatu and Aurajoki, on the corner of Koulukatu and the wrong of Myllysilla. The sculpture revealed in 1961 was erected by the city of Turku as a monument to the winter flow of Turku. The name of the sculpture is engraved on the name August Uppman. He was a sea captain that founded Boren, a steamboat company. According to the company, Borenpuisto, where the sculpture is located, and the Bore House on the other side of Koulukatu.
14. Puolalanmäki
Puolalanmäki is a hill in the centre of Turku, on the border of the VI and VII districts. It is one of Turku's seven hills and its height is 35.2 metres above sea level. On top of the hill is the Turku Art Museum, which is surrounded by Puolalanpuisto. The hill takes its name from the village of Puolala, which was annexed to Turku from Maaria in the 1600s. Together with the Turku Art Museum, Puolalanmäki is one of the nationally significant built cultural environments defined by the Finnish Heritage Agency.
15. Vahva
Strong is a concrete sculpture made by Maarit Nissilä, located in Patterinhaka, Turku, in a park along Vaasantie. The work, completed in 1987, was unveiled on 2 June 1988 in connection with the 70th anniversary celebrations of Armas Puolimatka. Rakennustoimisto A. Puolimatka, which built Turku's oldest suburb in Patterinhaka, donated the sculpture to the City of Turku. The 4.5-metre-high sculpture with its pedestals depicts Turku-born Armas Puolimatka's life's work as a builder of the City of Turku.
16. Suojattu kasvu
The protected growth is the granite sculpture on the West Bank of Turu Aurujoki, which is the Vehic Sculpture, Jarkko Roth. The work of 1983 was donated to the city in the context of its 40th anniversary of the building movement, the Stone in 1985. The founder of the stone Stone Council Pauli Lappalan said that this was a description of the protective growth environment, which is a firmly developing Turku offers a forward-looking company.
17. Gaian silmä
Gaia's Eye (1998) is a light installation by Kimmo Ojaniemi embedded in the wall of Turku's Myllytunnel using glass, acrylic, stainless steel and fluorescent tubes. The work is based on James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, conceived in the 1960s, according to which the Earth is a self-directed entity capable of keeping our planet suitable for habitation. In Greek mythology, Gaia is a goddess whose mission is to protect life and the Earth.
18. Ylösnousemuskappeli
The Resurrection Chapel is a church building located in Turku Cemetery. It was designed by Turku-based functionalist architect Erik Bryggman. The design and implementation of the chapel have features of at least Italian folk construction, Finnish stone church tradition, Nordic classicism of the 1920s and functionalism. The Chapel of the Resurrection is one of Erik Bryggman's main works. The chapel was completed in April 1941.
19. Itsenäisyyden kivi
The Stone of Independence (1977) is a sculpture by sculptor Antti Louhisto, located on the slope of Samppalinna on Itäinen Rantakatu in Turku. The work is a quadrangular obelisk tapering upwards, the material of which Louhisto has used granite. At the top of the obelisk is the emblem of the State of Finland, the lion. The work was unveiled in connection with the 60th anniversary of Finland's independence on 6 December 1977.
20. Fibonacci Sequence 1-55
Fibonacci Sequence 1–55 is a light installation by Italian artist Mario Merz hung on the chimney of Turku Energia Oy's power plant, unveiled at Linnankatu 65 in Turku in May 1994. The 35-metre-high work, consisting of neon tubes, consists of the first ten chapters 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 and 55 of the Fibonacci sequence. In the Fibonacci sequence, each number in the series is the sum of the two previous numbers.
21. Samppalinnanpuisto
Samppalinnanpuisto, also known as Samppalinnanvuori, is one of the parks in Turku. In the park are located e.g. Samppalinna restaurant, outdoor swimming pool and Luostarivuori school. Its plant range includes more than 60 different woody plant species. The name of the place derives from the ancient castle that was located on the site. In Southwest Finland, the word sampa or thrush has meant a boundary marker or pile.
22. Elämän puu
The Tree of Life (1960) is a 15-metre light artwork designed for the wall of the Maariankatu branch of Turun Seudun Osuuspankki. Artist Kalevi Manninen's artwork is also known among Turku residents as a light pine tree and a money tree. Its second official name is From seed the tree grows. The work was updated to be more ecological during the façade renovation of the property, now it is illuminated by LED lights.
23. Remains
Remains is a work by Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto aka Vhils in Telakkaranta, Turku. The bow of the ship, which is over six metres high and five metres wide, features portraits of Turku-based shipbuilders. The work was unveiled in 2011 by Seppo Lehtinen, Chairman of the City Council, in front of Forum Marinum. The current location is Telakkaranta. The work was commissioned by the Turku 2011 Foundation.
24. Vesilinna
Vesilinna is a water tower completed in 1941 on Yliopistonmäki in Turku. The grey façade of the box-shaped, rectangular building is made of sandstone limestone and punctuated by pilasters. The monumental building was designed by architects Erik Bryggman and Albert Richardtson. Engineer Emil Holmberg was responsible for structural design. Vesilinna has two concrete pools with a total volume of 6,000 m³.
25. Summan taistelun muistomerkki
The memorial to the Battle of Summa is a sculpture by Jussi Vikainen in Turku between Kupittaankatu and Itäinen Pitkäkatu in Kupittaankenttä. The work is made of red granite, i.e. stone for which Vikainen's birthplace Vehmaa is famous. The monument was unveiled in 1965 and erected by the Tradition Committee of Southwest Finland Summa to commemorate the battles of the Winter War (1939–40).
26. Matkan varrelta
Along the Way (1985) is Maarit Nissilä's cubist bronze sculpture in Vähäheikkilä. Two characters sit on a bench: it's hard for them to know if they've just met, or maybe they're already going their separate ways. The work is located at Kupittaankatu 146 in front of the Osuuspankki service point and was commissioned by Osuuspankki on the initiative of the Mäkitupalaisyhdistys.
27. Kimono
Kimono is Karin Widnäs' ceramic artwork by the Aura River in Turku. The tower of the wastewater pumping station is clad with ceramic tiles, the shape of which gives the work the name Kimono. It changes its color slowly according to the rhythm of the day, from blue through purple to dawn pink. Kimono was unveiled on the opening day of Turku's Capital of Culture year on 15.1.2011.
28. Seamen's Mission
The Finnish Seamen's Mission was established in 1875. It was established to help Finns travelling abroad, particularly seafarers and migrant workers. It is a Christian organisation which provides church services and pastoral care, and also aims to provide cultural and social services to the Finnish community. The Secretary General (Pääsihteeri) as of 2015 is Hannu Suihkonen.
29. Kasvimuseo TUR
Together with the Zoological Museum, the Botanical Museum of the University of Turku forms the Natural History Museum, which belong to the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku together with the Aerobiology Laboratory, Ruissalo Botanical Garden, Lapland Research Institute Kevo, Archipelago Sea Research Institute, Science Centre Tuorla and Southwest Finland LUMA Centre.
30. Liên Tâm -luostari
Liên Tâm Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Moisio, Turku. It is the first Buddhist monastery inaugurated in Finland. The monastery is administered by the Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Finland. The association is one of the biggest Buddhist associations in Finland and follows Mahayana. Moreover, Pure Land Buddhism and Zen are practiced in the monastery.
31. Paavo Nurmi
The Paavo nurmi statue is a whole-body sculpture of runner Paavo Nurmi, the most successful Olympic athlete in Finland, made by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen. The bronze sculpture was made in 1925 and there have been four additional casts of it. The statue has become a symbol for Finnish sport and the independent Finnish nation as well as an envoy of the image of Finland.
32. Symbiosis
Symbiosis is a sculpture designed by Stefan Lindfors in Turku, Aurajokiranna near Forum Marinum maritime museum and Suomen Joutsen. The sculpture, unveiled in 2014 and placed in its current location in 2015, is part of the campaign to protect the Archipelago Sea: more and more steel plates are constantly being welded to its surface, engraved with the names of donors.
33. Koppi ja kova luu
The Booth and the Hard Bone is sculptor Sakari Peltola's humorous work of art, located next to the Turku Student Village along a popular fitness route. As its name suggests, the sculpture consists of a doghouse and a bone. The booth and hard bone were completed already in 2003, but it has sought its place before Turku in Loimaa, Karkkila and Alppila Park in Helsinki.
34. Kurjet pesällä
Cranes in the Nest is a very typical sculpture by Jussi Mäntynen, the subject being nature and the animal living in it. The artist's interest in nature was evident in his hunting hobby and the need to move in nature. Mäntynen worked as a conservator at the University of Helsinki Zoological Museum for more than 20 years, so he had a good knowledge of animal anatomy.
35. Qwenselin talo
The Qwensel House is the oldest wooden house in Turku, Finland. It is bourgeois housing from the autarchic times that has survived in its entirety. The house was built approximately in the year 1700 in an area that was reserved for the nobility in the city plan made up by Peter Brahe in 1652. Today, the Qwensel House operates as the Turku Pharmacy Museum and café.
36. Jalkaväenkenraali Adolf Ehrnroothin muistomerkki
The monument to General of the Infantry Adolf Ehrnrooth is a work by sculptor Herman Joutsen. It is a bronze relief attached to red granite stone. The subject of the relief is Ehrnrooth inspecting his regiment JR 7 on the Karelian Isthmus on June 4, 1944. The work describes a real event, and only a few days later a major attack took place on the Karelian Isthmus.
Wikipedia: Jalkaväenkenraali Adolf Ehrnroothin muistomerkki (FI), Website
37. Kurjet kaivolla
Cranes at the Well is a bronze sculpture by Jussi Mäntynen in front of Turku Municipal Hospital. The city commissioned a bronze sculpture of birds at the Lapinlahti Art Foundry and decided to locate it in front of the Municipal Hospital. The work was originally cast in plaster and as such the artist donated it to the City of Turku. The work was unveiled in 1973.
38. Life on a Leaf
Life on a Leaf is an art house designed by visual artist Jan-Erik Andersson in Hirvensalo, Turku. When viewed from above, the house looks like a tree leaf. The house serves as the Andersson family's residence and was completed in 2009 as part of the Academy of Fine Arts' doctoral work. The design was carried out together with architect Erkki Pitkäranta.
39. Kirjastosilta
The Library Bridge is a pedestrian and cycling bridge in Turku designed by Pontek Oy. Located at the city centre, the bridge crosses the Aura River connecting the streets Kauppiaskatu and Rettiginrinne. The bridge was opened for traffic in 2013, and it was named as the result of a public naming contest. The Turku Main Library is located near the bridge.
40. Elephant Square
Elephant Saukio is a ferocious granite sculpture of sculptor Hanna Vihriälä, standing in Turku in front of the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Art Museum in Turku. The work is a commissioned work on the Matti Koivurinna Foundation for the 80th anniversary of the Turku Capital of Culture and Museum's founder Matti Koivurinna and was unveiled in September 2011.
41. Lotta Svärd
The Lotta Svärd statue is a bronze sculpture made by Finnish sculptor Nina Sailo in Lappeenranta. The sculpture is a natural size and shows a lottery waiting in the thick mantle and other winter equipment. At the foot of Lotta's feet is his equipment. The sculpture was revealed in 1985. It has later been made two other castings in Turku and Tuusula.
42. Joitakin teknokukkasia
Some technoflowers are Eero Merimaa's light artwork in Raunistula, Turku, by the Aurajokiranta outdoor path. It consists of motion-sensing, stylised flower-shaped colour light poles that curve over the path. The flowers, which rise to a height of less than a couple of metres, turn on lights of different colours at dusk when someone passes by.
43. Mikaelinkirkko
St. Michael's Church is a church in the Port Arthur district of central Turku, completed in 1905. The church is named after Michael the Archangel. It has the shape of a three-nave long church with a tower 77 meters high. The church was renovated between 1984 and 1987. The church has 1250 seats and is a popular concert and wedding church.
44. When Friendships are Made
Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan (Finnish) or När vänskapsbanden knytes is a sculpture erected by Wäinö Aaltonen, located in the Puutori market square in Turku, Finland. It symbolises the twin town partnership of Turku and Gothenburg. There are two sculptures, the original in Gothenburg and its duplicate at Aninkaistenkatu 12 in Turku.
45. Suolla
There is a sculpture by Veikko Haukkavaara in the yard of a daycare centre at Luostarinkatu 5 in Turku. The main material of the work is steel and iron elements, which Haukkavaara has welded together. The subject of the sculpture is a bird in a swamp that just seems to be taking a step forward. The unveiling took place in 1973.
46. Sateenkaaren salaisuus
The secret of the rainbow is Jan-Erik Andersson's Environmental Art works in Turun Biolaaks. The work consists of 24 light poleposts with radiolphthalmic colours and two light traffic bridges exceeding Janininoja. Inclusion, steel, concrete, impregnated wood, wire and metal tube have been used. The work was initiated in 2007.
47. Turun linnan kirkko
Turku Castle Church is a Lutheran church decorated in the banquet hall of the south wing of Turku Castle during the time of John Duke. The church was consecrated in 1706. It is managed by the Turku Museum Centre, which rents it out for church services, concerts and other events. The church has a capacity of 240 people.
48. Leikkiviä lapsia
Children Playing is a wall relief made by Into Saxelin, donated to the City of Turku by Turku Kansallis-Osake-Pankki. It was originally located on the wall of a commercial and residential building owned by Turun Kansallis-Osake-Pankki at Linnankatu 13. The work was moved to its current location in Kuuvuori in 1968.
49. Temppeli
The temple is a sculpture by Kim Simonsson in Turku's Kupittaanpuisto park. It is a multi-part relief on the outer walls of a small transformer substation building. The transformer substation is located on the corner of Uudenmaankatu and Kupittaankatu. The work was unveiled in Turku's Capital of Culture year 2011.
50. The Swans
Joutsenet is a bronze fountain sculpture designed by Finnish sculptor Jussi Mäntynen in Puolalanmäki, Turku. It depicts three swans taking off and was unveiled in 1959. Another cast of swans has also been made, unveiled in 1961 in Fellman Park in Lahti. The sculpture of the bay is known as Up to Glory.
51. Pallivahan kirkko
Pallivaha Church is a sacred farm at the Pallivaha Parish Center in Turku, Turku, in the immediate vicinity of Highway 9, in the corner of Paltantie and Kaerlantie. It is one of the two churches in the Mary's congregation. The building was completed in 1968 and was designed by architect Pekka Pitkänen.
52. MAP-kirkko
LDS Church is the Mormon activity center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mäntymäki, Turku. It is located on the mound of Mäntymäenaukio at the end of Betaniankatu. The building, commissioned in 1966 and inaugurated in 1967, was designed by architects Mirja and Heikki Castrén.
53. Carro Celeste
Carro Celeste is an environmental artwork by Mariella Bettinesch, an Italian -born Mariella Bettinesch in Turku. It was unveiled in 1994 at the Independence Square between the City Theater and the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, but has been relocated from the site of the new Turku Music Center to be built.
54. Pohjoinen
North is an environmental artwork by Israeli artist Micha Ullman, which is part of the Art Project of the Pro Cultura Foundation of the City of Turku. The work consists of 13 granite stones arranged in the shape of the ship's hull. The unveiling took place in 1996 at Varvintori Square in Turku.
55. Ikaros
Ikaros is Laila Pullinen's first sculpture placed in a public space in Turku. The work was completed already in 2003 and was first exhibited at the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum. It was moved to its current location in front of Turku City Hall in 2012 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of City Hall.
56. Suomen Marsalkka C. G. E. Mannerheim
The Mannerheim statue in Turku is a bronze bust sculpture designed by sculptor Veikko Leppänen and architect Aarne Ehojoki, depicting C. G. E. Mannerheim. It is located in Mannerheiminpuisto, VII district. The official title of the work is Memorial to Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim.
57. Victor Westerholm
V. Westerholm's portrait hermi is a portrait sculpture made by Wäinö Aaltonen between 1924 and 1926. The sculpture depicts the first curator of the Turku Art Museum, painter and professor Victor Westerholm. It is located in the centre of Turku, in front of the city's art museum.
58. Päivänkakkara
Daisy is a sculpture erected in the courtyard of Forum Marinum in Turku in 2011, depicting with hyper-realistic precision a huge daisy flower and its stems. The sculpture, made by Jani Rättyä and Antti Stöckell, is 25 metres long and made of wood, metal and reinforced plastic.
59. Mater Marium
Mater Marium from 2012 is a media artwork by lighting designer and artist Tarja Ervasti at the mouth of the Aura River in Turku. The work pays homage to the long-term history of the shipping industry in the port area and at the same time reminds us of the city's industrial past.
60. Pearls
Helmet is Merja Pitkänen's sculpture group at Turku Eastern Rantakatu 72, off the so -called white house. The work, unveiled in 2011, consists of four enlarged water -shaped elements, with polished steel surface reflected in a wide -angle mirror view in different directions.
61. Suihkukaivo Leijona
G. A. Petrelius Fountain or Fountain Leijona is a fountain located in front of the old main library in Vähätori, Turku. The fountain, designed by Gunnar Finne and Armas Lindgren, was erected and donated to the City of Turku by Gustav Albert Petrelius' donation fund in 1924.
62. Kissa-Kallu
Kissa-Kallu is a sculpture unveiled in 1989 in a small park at the intersection of Hämeentie and Vanha Hämeentie in Turku. The red granite sculpture by Simo Helenius depicts a man with a sack on his back and a milk jug in his hand, bent over a cat squirming at his feet.
63. St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church
St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Turku, Finland. The church building, completed in 1966, is located in the center of Turku in Ursininkatu. It was consecrated in honor of St. Bridget of Sweden and bishop Hemming of Turku.
64. Veil of Ice
The Ice Veil (1999) is an environmental artwork by Leena Valkeapää on Helsinginkatu near Tuomaansilta bridge in Turku. The work is made on site. Its main materials are natural rock, stainless steel mesh built as an extension and spotlights emphasised in the dark.
65. Lilja
Lilja is a red granite sculpture by Wäinö Aaltonen, located in Turku, Finland. It is located in Runeberginpuisto near the Aurasilta. It depicts the lily, the flower of the Turku coat of arms. In 1927, the statue was the first public art commission in Turku.
66. Rumpalit
Drummers is a sculpture by Niilo Savia (1903–1976) unveiled in 1966 in Tuomaanpuisto, Turku, at Kasarminkatu 6. The two-metre sculpture is bronze and its 3.50-metre-high pedestal is made of red granite. The statue was erected in memory of the Pori Regiment.
67. G. A. Petrelius, Äiti ja lapsi
The monument to G. A. Petrelius Mother and Child is a sculpture located in Samppalinnanpuisto Park in Turku. It was completed in 1914 and erected in memory of municipal councillor Gustav Albert Petrelius in 1915. The sculpture was designed by Felix Nylund.
68. Muusa/Muistijälki
The Memory Trace is a work of art designed by Juhani Pallasmaa. It consists of Wäinö Aaltonen's sculpture Muusa and a steel frame with memorial tablets. The work, made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aaltonen's birth, was unveiled on 30 May 1994.
69. Runeberg, Lönnrot, Snellman
Runeberg, Lönnrot, Snellman is the monument designed by Harry Kivijärv. It is located outside the University of Turu, the University of Turu. The memorandum describes three national larger men who started their studies at the Turku Academy in 1822.
70. Tiedon pyramidi
The Pyramid of Knowledge is an environmental artwork designed by Kimmo Ojaniemi and part of the Pro Cultura Foundation's environmental art project. The work was completed in honour of the 10th anniversary of Turku Peltola Vocational School in 1996.
71. Turun vapaaseurakunta
The Hopeseurko is a free society in Turkey. The congregation is operating in the centre of Turu, the Turkre Portal Street and was established in 1889. The leading pastor of the congregation is Jopi Piethite. The congregation has about 500 members.
72. Luolavuoren vesitorni
The water tower of the cave mountain is Turu's largest water tower and is located in the district of the Cave Mountain. The tower has completed in 1968 and has a water volume of 12 500 cubic metres. It is built as a city's own work.
73. Lönnrotinpuisto
Lönnrotinpuisto is one of Turku's parks. The almost triangular park is located in the city centre between Aninkaistenkatu, Eerikinkatu and Aurajoki. The park is named after Elias Lönnrot and covers an area of 4,300 square metres.
74. Life Cycle
Life Cycle is an installation by Alice Baillaud in front of Kaskenlinna Hospital in Turku. The work was commissioned from the artist in cooperation between the City of Turku and Art dans la Cité. The year of disclosure was 2013.
75. Dominikaaniluostarin muistomerkki
Dominicans in Turku is a sculpture in front of the head office of Veritas pension insurance company in Kaskenmäki, Turku. The sculpture, made by Kimmo Ojaniemi, was unveiled in 2005, the centenary year of the Veritas company.
76. Puhuri
Puhuri is a bronze sculpture by Kauko Räsänen, whose pedestal includes not only bronze but also concrete. The work was completed already in 1954, but was not unveiled until 1987 in Varissuo, Turku, in Marjavuori Park.
77. Utelias
Curious is a sculpture by Simo Helenius in the courtyard of Aunela school in the Pahaniemi district of Turku. In the sculpture, cast in bronze in 1970, a nude male figure appears to be diving headfirst into the earth.
78. Henrik Gabriel Porthan
The statue of Henrik Gabriel Porthan is a statue designed by Carl Eneas Sjöstrand on 9 September 1864. It is located in Turku in Porthan Park. H. G. The statue of Porthan is the oldest identity monument in Finland.
79. Pansion lentomajakka
Pansio Flight Lighthouse is an airlighthouse located in the Pansio district of Turku. The lighthouse is located near the former Artukainen Airport. The height of the flight beacon above sea level is 59 meters.
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