Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Turku, Finland

Iso-Heikkilä Observatory is an amateur astronomical observatory used by a local amateur astronomical association, Turun Ursa ry in the Iso-Heikkilä district of Turku, Finland.

Wikipedia: Iso-Heikkilä Observatory (EN), Website

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.

Wikipedia: Vahva (veistos) (FI), Website

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.

Wikipedia: Mikaelinkirkko (Turku) (FI)

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.

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church (EN)

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.

Wikipedia: Turun Kotikirkko (FI), Website

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Wikipedia: Elämän puu (valotaideteos) (FI)

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.

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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.

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Europe is a bronze sculpture donated to the City of Turku by Dutch artist Jits Bakker with a pedestal made of black granite.

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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.

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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.

Wikipedia: Lotta Svärd (patsas) (FI), Website

Genius guides youth is a fountain sculpture designed by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen and unveiled in 1961. It is located on Turku University Hill, the central square of the University of Turku.

Wikipedia: Genius ohjaa nuoruutta (FI)

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.

Wikipedia: Runeberg, Lönnrot, Snellman (FI)

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.

Wikipedia: Turun yliopiston kasvimuseo (FI)

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.

Wikipedia: Vesilinna (Turku) (FI)