Turku Cultural Highlights

Turku and the surrounding region showcase a diverse cultural landscape, from the maritime heritage at Forum Marinum to the preserved 18th-century wooden quarters of the Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum. The collection features the unique intersection of medieval archaeology and modern art at Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, alongside the Iron Age hillfort of Liedon Vanhalinna. Regional highlights include historic cinemas in Salo and Uusikaupunki and seasonal summer theatres located in the historic Mathildedal ironworks village.

Forum Marinum

Forum Marinum is maritime museum located in Turku, Finland.

Luostarinmäki

Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum is an open-air museum in Turku, Finland.

Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova

Aboa Vetus and Ars Nova is a museum in central Turku, Finland. The museum is housed in a building known as the Rettig palace, originally…

Old Castle of Lieto

Old Castle of Lieto is a site of a hillfort in Lieto, Finland. It rises 55 meters above the sea level.The original name of the castle is…

Kuvala

A traditional cinema in Uusikaupunki that has been operating since 1923, making it one of the oldest active movie theaters in Finland.

Bio-Salo

A classic cinema in Salo, operating in a historic functionalist-style building that dates back to the late 1930s.

Luontotupa

An art gallery and nature information center located near Kurjenrahka National Park, featuring rotating nature-themed exhibitions.

Salon teatteri

A professional local theater in Salo that stages performances in a converted historic granary building.

Mathildedalin kesäteatteri

An outdoor summer theater located within the historic Mathildedal ironworks village, hosting seasonal dramatic and musical productions.

kesäteatteri

A summer theater located at the historic Rikalanmäki site in Halikko, situated near an ancient Iron Age hillfort and archaeological area.

Galleria Voima

An art gallery situated in the Mathildedal ironworks village, housed in a refurbished former power station.