NEW! Read
an online publication on Turku and Southwest Finland:
http://www.rientola.com/annual07/rientola_turku_ENG.htm
How to reach Turku?
By plane: Turku airport is located eight kilometres from the centre of Turku.
1) Some companies have flights that take you either via Stockholm or Copenhagen directly to Turku (check with your local agencies)
2) Other
companies take you to Helsinki-Vantaa airport from where you can either take a
transit flight to Turku (c. 30 minutes) or an Express bus to Turku leaving directly
from the airport (c. 2,5 hours to Turku)
3) If you wish to visit Helsinki before coming to Turku , you can also reach Turku by train leaving from the Central Station (c. 2 hours to Turku).
About the University of Turku:
Turku has been the gateway of
European cultural influences in Finland
ever since the middle ages. The Turku
Academy founded in 1640 effectively linked the city to the time-honored family
of universities of the continent. Then in 1920 Turku became the venue for the world's first
Finnish-speaking university.
Total
number of students:16 670
Total
number of staff:2 543
About
Turku:
The
riverside city of Turku is the oldest in Finland and was
once the country s capital city. It boasts a beautiful medieval castle, the
impressive Luostarinmaki
Handicrafts Museum,
a fine cathedral and stylish boat restaurants.
One
of the most superb archipelagos in Europe opens up from the coast of Turku and stretches way out into the Baltic
Sea.
Additional
information can be found on the following links :
http://www.utu.fi/en/ , www.finland.fi, http://www.turku.fi/Public/default.aspx?culture=en-US&contentlan=2&nodeid=23
Department of French Studies
University of Turku,
Turku, Finland
http://www.hum.utu.fi/oppiaineet/ranskankieli/en/
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