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Live tours in Turku

Explore Turku, Finland, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Turku Cathedral, Turku Castle and Aura River on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Turku live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Port Arthur is worth asking about: a historic wooden district on the west bank, named by returning sailors.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Turku Cathedral The medieval mother church of Finland's Lutheran church, rebuilt after repeated fires.
  • Turku Castle A thirteenth-century castle guarding the mouth of the Aura River.
  • Aura River Runs through the centre, lined with cafes and moored boats.
  • Turku Market Square The city's main square for produce, flowers and street food.
  • Forum Marinum A maritime museum with tall ships moored on the river outside it.
  • Luostarinmäki The only wooden district to survive the great fire of 1827, now a handicrafts museum.
  • Turku Art Museum The city's main collection of Finnish art, set on a hill above the market square.
  • Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova A museum pairing medieval building remains with contemporary art.

Neighbourhoods

  • Port Arthur a historic wooden district on the west bank, named by returning sailors
  • Kerttuli a quiet residential district close to the cathedral
  • Martti a university district south of the centre

Food to know

  • Archipelago bread (skärgårdslimpa)
  • Salmon soup (lohikeitto)
  • Karelian pasties
  • Baltic herring
  • Rye bread

Book a live tour in Turku

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Good to know about Turku

Do I need to be in Turku to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Turku, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Finnish, Swedish and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.