Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Turku, Finland

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.

Wikipedia: Kissa-Kallu (FI), Website

Posankka is a statue located in Turku, Finland. The statue, which is located near the campus area of the University of Turku and the Turku Student Village, represents a hybrid between a marzipan pig ("possu") and a rubber duck ("ankka"). It is a pink animal with a duck's lower body and a pig's head.

Wikipedia: Posankka (EN)

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)

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)

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 a monument designed by Harry Kivijärvi. It is located in front of the main building of the University of Turku on Turku University Hill. The monument depicts three great national men who began their studies at the Academy of Turku in 1822.

Wikipedia: Runeberg, Lönnrot, Snellman (FI)

Sea Eagles or Eagles is a bronze sculpture by Jussi Mäntynen in front of the Turku School of Economics at Rehtorinpellontie 5. The sculpture was completed in 1954 and unveiled in 1968 by the City of Turku.

Wikipedia: Merikotkat (veistos) (FI), Website

Kissa-Alli is a statue unveiled in 1977 by Viljo Mäkinen (1920–1985) at Hämeenkatu 6 in Turku.

Wikipedia: Kissa-Alli (FI), Website

The statue of Gustav II Adolf is a statue of Gustav II Adolf located in front of the Academy House in Turku. The statue was erected in 1992 on the initiative of the Turku Court of Appeal, founded by Gustav II Adolf and operating in the Academy House. The statue was modelled on a statue of Gustav II Adolf by Swedish sculptor Bengt Erland Fogelberg in Gothenburg. The statue in Gothenburg was unveiled in 1854.

Wikipedia: Kustaa II Aadolfin patsas (FI)

Vartiovuori Observatory is a former observatory in Turku, Finland. The observatory, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, was originally built for the Royal Academy of Turku. The neoclassical building was completed in 1819. The observatory is situated atop the Vartiovuori hill, and it is clearly visible from different sides of the city centre.

Wikipedia: Vartiovuori Observatory (EN)

Turku Student Theatre is a Turku-based amateur theatre founded in 1959. The theatre produces 4–5 plays annually and a cabaret performance on May Day's Eve. The theatre has about 100 members and organises not only performances but also theatre training. Over the years, many theatre professionals and trendsetters have risen from the ranks of the theatre.

Wikipedia: Turun ylioppilasteatteri (FI), Website

Aboa Vetus Ars Nova is a museum in central Turku, Finland. The museum is housed in a building known as the Rettig palace, originally built in 1928. The archaeological section Aboa Vetus displays portions of the city dating back to medieval times, while Ars Nova is a museum of contemporary art.

Wikipedia: Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova (EN)

Norsuaukio is sculptor Hanna Vihriälä's solid granite sculpture standing in front of the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Art Museum in Turku. The work was commissioned by the Matti Koivurinta Foundation to celebrate the year of Turku's Capital of Culture and the 80th birthday of the museum's founder, Matti Koivurinna, and it was unveiled in September 2011.

Wikipedia: Elephant Square - Norsuaukio (FI)

The River of Time is an environmental artwork designed by sculptor Kain Tapper and located in Turku's Old Great Square. The work was completed in 2000.

Wikipedia: Ajan virta (FI), Website

The Old Great Square is a medieval market square located in the city centre of Turku, Finland. It is located in the II District in very close proximity to Turku Cathedral. The area was the administrative and commercial centre of Turku since the founding of the city in the 13th century up until the Great Fire of Turku.

Wikipedia: Old Great Square (Turku) (EN)

Porthaninpuisto Park is located in the centre of Turku between the Old Great Square and Brahenpuisto Park. It is named after Henrik Gabriel Porthan and houses a statue of Porthani. The park covers an area of 7,100 square meters.

Wikipedia: Porthaninpuisto (FI)

The statue of Henrik Gabriel Porthan was unveiled on 9 September 1864 by Carl Eneas Sjöstrand. It is located in Turku's Porthaninpuisto park. The statue of H. G. Porthan is the oldest personal monument in Finland.

Wikipedia: Henrik Gabriel Porthanin patsas (FI), Website

The Turku Cathedral block in 1756 is a sculpture made by Bruno Aspelin. It is located in Brahenpuisto in Turku.

Wikipedia: Turun tuomiokirkon kortteli v. 1756 (FI), Website

Brahenpuisto Park is located in Turku between the Cathedral and Porthaninpuisto. The park is named after Peter Brahe. Brahenpuisto Park covers an area of 7,200 square metres.

Wikipedia: Brahenpuisto (FI)

The Per Brahe statue is a monument of Per Brahe the Younger, the Governor-General of Finland and first chancellor of the Academy of Turku, located in Brahenpuisto in Turku, Finland. It was designed by Walter Runeberg and unveiled in 1888.

Wikipedia: Per Brahe statue (EN), Website

Turku Cathedral is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is the central church of the Lutheran Archdiocese of Turku and the seat of the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Tapio Luoma. It is also regarded as one of the major records of Finnish architectural history.

Wikipedia: Turku Cathedral (EN), Website

The statue of Josef Julius Wecksell is a monument statue made by sculptor Yrjö Liipola in Turku.

Wikipedia: Josef Julius Wecksellin patsas (FI), Website

Tuomiokirkonpuisto is one of Turku's parks. It is located in the city centre between the Cathedral and the Aura River. The size of the park is 7,100 m2 and it belongs to the city's representative parks.

Wikipedia: Tuomiokirkonpuisto (Turku) (FI)

Up to the sacred dizzying height is a sculpture designed by Jussi Mäntynen and located in Turku Cathedral Park. Its subject is a pair of swans soaring up. The sculpture is made of bronze, has a height of 1.25 meters, has a red granite pedestal height of 1.3 meters and was unveiled in August 1970. A total of three lights have been made of the sculpture.

Wikipedia: Ylös pyhään pyörryttävään korkeuteen (FI), Website

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.

Wikipedia: Lönnrotinpuisto (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.

Wikipedia: Kun ystävyyssuhteet solmitaan (EN), Website

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)

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.

Wikipedia: Kertosäe (taideteos) (FI)

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.

Wikipedia: G. A. Petreliuksen suihkukaivo (FI), Website

Meeting in Turku in 1812 is a bronze sculpture by Russian sculptor Andrei Kovalchuk on the banks of the Aura River in Turku at Läntinen Rantakatu 1 near Turku Main Library. It depicts a meeting between Emperor Alexander I of Russia and Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden in Turku in 1812. The work in question was commissioned jointly by the Russian Consulate and the City of Turku and initiated by Russians. The sculpture was unveiled during a seminar to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the case in 2012.

Wikipedia: Tapaaminen Turussa 1812 (FI), Website

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.

Wikipedia: Library Bridge (EN)

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.

Wikipedia: Ikaros (veistos) (FI), Website

Åbo Svenska Teater is a Finland-Swedish theatre in the city of Turku in Finland and the oldest theatre in the country, founded in 1839. The building itself is also the oldest still functioning theatre house in Finland. The name means "The Swedish theatre of Åbo"; Åbo is the Swedish name of the city of Turku.

Wikipedia: Åbo Svenska Teater (EN)

The Lucky Horse is a sculpture designed by Rafael Saifulin and completed in 2005 and located on Yliopistonkatu in the centre of Turku. The surface of the bronze sculpture is decorated with coins, medals and decorations of different countries.

Wikipedia: Onnenhevonen (FI)

Children is a bronze sculpture by artist Anja Aho on Yliopistonkatu in Turku. The work is located in the Kasinonkulma square next to the fountain. The sculpture is historic in itself, as it is the first outdoor sculpture created by a female artist from the City of Turku. It was unveiled in 1959.

Wikipedia: Lapset (Anja Ahon veistos) (FI), Website

Hope Church is a free church operating in Turku. The parish operates in the centre of Turku, on Tuureporinkatu and was founded in 1889. The leading pastor of the church is Jopi Pietiläinen. The congregation has about 500 members.

Wikipedia: Hopeseurakunta (FI), Website

Torch is a fountain sculpture designed by Terho Saki and unveiled in 1975. It is located in front of the Government Office Building in Turku.

Wikipedia: Soihtu (Terho Sakin veistos) (FI), Website

The Boy and the Sea is a bronze statue made by sculptor Simo Helenius. It is located in As. Oy Auranranta courtyard in Turku at Linnankatu 34. The statue was unveiled in 2005.

Wikipedia: Poika ja meri (FI)

Pilvit is a three-part steel sculpture by visual artist Mika Natri in Turku on the banks of the Aura River, at the intersection of Ursininkatu and Läntinen Rantakatu.

Wikipedia: Pilvet (veistos) (FI)

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

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.

Wikipedia: Mannerheimin patsas (Turku) (FI), Website

Turku Pentecostal Church is a Pentecostal revival church in Turku. The congregation has about 1,600 members. The congregation was founded with 69 founding members in 1921. The first missionaries left the congregation as early as 1929 for Manchuria.

Wikipedia: Turun helluntaiseurakunta (FI), Website

Michael's Church is a church situated in central Turku. It is named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905. It dominates the western skyline of the city of Turku. It was designed by Professor Lars Sonck and is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku, being able to seat 1,800 people. When Sonck won the competition for the church in 1894, he was only a 23-year-old architectural student. Michael's Church is older than Michael's parish. The parish only dates back to 1921.

Wikipedia: St Michael's Church, Turku (EN)

Portan pojat is a bronze sculpture by Viljo Mäkinen in the VIII district of Turku, or "Porsta", at Puutarhakatu 34.

Wikipedia: Portsan pojat (FI), Website