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Triplandio Turku guide covers 14 travel guides across 45 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 55 self-guided walking tours in Turku with 294 POI, spanning 198.4 km in total. Get inspired by 21 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Turku
Best time to visit Turku (Finland)
Now (July) avg: 18°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: May & Apr.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
22°C / 14°C
Sunrise / Sunset
4:27 / 22:47
Local time
7:46
Sea Temp
22°C
Best Months 
May & Apr
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Turku —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A dense, dark bread made from rye, malt, and molasses. Marinated Baltic herring, a popular fish dish from Finnish coastal areas. Fried or baked herring fillets, a coastal staple in Turku. Blood sausage traditionally eaten with lingonberry jam. Savory pancakes made from pig's blood, flour, and spices. A traditional blood sausage from Tampere region. A squeaky Finnish cheese served with sweet cloudberry jam A hearty casserole made with cabbage, rice, and ground meat. A sweet and savory baked dish made with carrots, rice, and spices. Tender meatballs typically served with mashed potatoes and lingonberries. A traditional Finnish soup rich in salmon and potatoes. Traditional Finnish pea soup made with peas and pork. Fish-filled rye bread popular in Finnish cuisine. Traditional Finnish pastries filled with rice porridge. Finnish meat pie often enjoyed as a snack. A Finnish casserole made from liver, rice, and raisins. A rich chocolate cake infused with mint liqueur Finnish blueberry pie made with wild berries. A fried hash of potatoes, onions, and meats, akin to a comforting Finnish skillet. A creamy rice porridge cooked with milk and a hint of cinnamon. A festive root vegetable salad often served with herring and a creamy dressing. Hearty Finnish rye bread, a staple of the local diet. An almond-flavored torte topped with raspberry jam and sugar glaze. A thick oven-baked pancake topped with whipped cream and fruit jam.
Traditional Local Food
Turku (Finland)
Bread
Vegetarian
Archipelago Bread
Saaristolaisleipä
SAH-ris-toh-lai-slay-pa
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Baltic Herring
Silakka
SEE-lahk-kah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Baltic Herring Fillets
Silakkapihvit
SEE-lahk-kah-pee-veet
Snack
Meat
Black Sausage
Mustamakkara
MOOS-tah-MAHK-kah-rah
Main course
Meat
Blood Pancakes
Veriohukainen
VEH-ree-oh-hoo-kai-nen
Snack
Meat
Blood Sausage
Mustamakkara
MOO-sta-mahk-ka-rah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Bread Cheese with Cloudberry Jam
Leipäjuusto ja Lakkahillo
LAY-pah-yoo-stoh yah LAK-kah-hee-loh
Main course
Meat
Cabbage Casserole
Kaalilaatikko
KAH-lee-lah-tik-koh
Main course
Vegetarian
Carrot Casserole
Porkkanalaatikko
POR-ka-na-lah-teek-ko
Main course
Meat
Finnish Meatballs
Lihapullat
LEE-ha-pool-laht
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Fish Soup
Kalakeitto
KAH-lah-keet-toh
Soup
Meat
Hernekeitto
HER-neh-kay-it-toh
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Kalakukko
KAH-lah-koo-koh
Snack
Vegetarian
Karelian Pasties
Karjalanpiirakat
KAHR-yah-lahn-pee-rah-kaht
Snack
Meat
Lihapiirakka
LEE-ha-pee-rahk-kah
Main course
Meat
Liver Casserole
Maksalaatikko
MAHK-sah-lah-tee-koh
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Minttu Liqueur Chocolate Cake
Minttu-suklaakakku
MINT-too-SOOK-lah-kah-koo
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mustikkapiirakka
MOOS-teek-kah-pee-RAHK-kah
Main course
Meat
Pyttipannu
puh-ti-pahn-noo
Main course
Vegetarian
Rice Porridge
Riisipuuro
REE-see-poo-roh
Starter
Vegetarian
Rosolli
roh-sohl-lee
Bread
Vegan
Ruisleipä
ROOS-lay-pah
Dessert
Vegetarian
Runeberg Torte
Runebergintorttu
ROO-neh-bairg-tohr-too
Dessert
Vegetarian
Åland Pancake
Ahvenanmaan pannukakku
AH-vheh-nahn-mahn pah-NU-kah-koo
