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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 283 POI, spanning 187.1 km in total. Get inspired by 14 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Turku
Best time to visit Turku (Finland)
Now (September) avg: 14°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: May & Apr.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
18°C / 11°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:20 / 19:26
Local time
14:33
Sea Temp
17°C
Best Months 
May & Apr
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. A savory pancake made with blood, flour, and spices. 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. 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 A fried hash of potatoes, onions, and meats, akin to a comforting Finnish skillet. 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 Pancake
Verilettu
VEH-ri-let-too
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
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
🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Minttu Liqueur Chocolate Cake
Minttu-suklaakakku
MINT-too-SOOK-lah-kah-koo
Main course
Meat
Pyttipannu
puh-ti-pahn-noo
Dessert
Vegetarian
Runeberg Torte
Runebergintorttu
ROO-neh-bairg-tohr-too
Dessert
Vegetarian
Åland Pancake
Ahvenanmaan pannukakku
AH-vheh-nahn-mahn pah-NU-kah-koo
