Turku

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#488

Global Rank

5.0

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

11.0%


Share

Finland • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Helsinki UTC+2 (EET) (observes summer time)

Population
356K
GDP
$24B
GDP per capita
$66,511
Land area
2,079 km² (803 mi²)
Density
171/km² (443/mi²)

Primary city Turku

State / province Finland Proper

Language Finnish

Stands out, per personUniversities: high vs size peers

Turku metro area

60.45, 22.27
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams3 teams

Football/Soccer • Finland

TPS Turku

Turku • Level: 1

8 titles4 cupsDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • Finland

FC Inter Turku

Turku • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Finland

FC Lahti

Turku • Level: 1

No titles3 cupsDomestic leagues →
Other Men’s Teams1 team

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

HC TPS Turku

Turku

Championship History

9 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Turku, across all sports, newest first. 9 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

FC Inter Turku
2008
TPS Turku
1975
TPS Turku
1972
TPS Turku
1971
TPS Turku
1968
Pyrkivä Turku
1954
TPS Turku
1949
TPS Turku
1941
TPS Turku
1939

Languages of Turku

Finnish first in Finland Proper; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFinnish
AdministrativeFinnish
NationalFinnish
NationalSwedish
English reach, Finland Proper
70%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
2.26
Rank 12 of 43; 3 working languages in Finland

Finland Proper on the languages board · Language power

Art of Turku

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1800s: Wäinö Aaltonen

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#395

University of Turku

Turku, Finland

#1176

Åbo Akademi University

Turku, Finland

Top 250 Hospitals1 entry

Turku University Hospital

Turku • Hospital

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Turku Airport

Turku • 5 - Small