Central address: Yliopistonkatu 18, 20100 Turku, Finland
Elevation: 7.965
Time Zone: Europe/Helsinki
Latitude: 60° 27' 6.5268'' N
Longitude: 22° 15' 59.868'' E
Turku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈturku] ( listen); Swedish: Åbo [ˈoːbʊ] ( listen)) is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Southwest Finland. Turku, as a town, was settled during the 13th century and founded most likely at the end of the 13th century, making it the oldest city in Finland. It quickly became the most important city in Finland, a status it retained for hundreds of years. After Finland became part of the Russian Empire (1809) and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland was moved to Helsinki (1812), Turku continued to be the most populous city in Finland until the end of the 1840s, and it remains a regional capital and an important business and cultural center.
The latitude of Turku is 60.451813, and the longitude is 22.266630. Turku is a city is located at Finland with the gps coordinates of 60° 27' 6.5268'' N and 22° 15' 59.868'' E. The elevation of Turku is 7.965, the time zone is Europe/Helsinki.
Latitude | 60.451813 | Longitude | 22.266630 |
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Elevation | 7.965 | DMS Lat | 60° 27' 6.5268'' N |
DMS Lng | 22° 15' 59.868'' E | GeoHASH | u6xzfsyj64dwy |
UTM Zone | 34V | UTM Easting | 569681.230257857 |
UTM Northing | 6702400.05446942 | Time Zone | Europe/Helsinki |
Country | Finland | Country Code | 358 |