What is Turku?
{{Infobox Finnish municipality |name = Turku |official_name = {{lang|fi|Turun kaupunki}}<br/>{{lang|sv|Åbo stad}}<br/>{{lang|en|City of Turku}} |native_name = {{lang|fi|Turku}} – {{lang|sv|Åbo}} |nickname = |settlement_type = City |motto = |image_skyline = Turku postcard 2009.jpg |imagesize = 280 px |image_caption = <small>Top row: Aerial view of Turku from atop [[Turku Cathedral]]<br/>2nd row: Statue of [[Per Brahe the Younger|Per Brahe]], [[Turku Castle]], [[Turku Cathedral]] <br/> 3rd row: Turku Medieval Market, The [[Christmas Peace]] Balcony of Turku, Twilight on the [[Aura (Archipelago Sea)|Aura River]] <br/> Bottom row: Summer along the Aura River, view of Yliopistonkatu pedestrian area</small> |image_flag = Turku.lippu.svg |image_shield = Turku.vaakuna.svg |image_map =Turku sijainti Suomi.svg |coordinates_type = |latd=60 |latm=27 |lats= |latNS=N |longd=022 |longm=16 |longs= |longEW=E |elevation_m = |postal_code = 20000–20960 |website = [http://www.turku.fi/ www.turku.fi] |footnotes = }} '''Turku''' ({{lang-sv|Åbo}}) is a city in [[Southwest Finland]]. It is the fifth-largest city in [[Finland]], with a population of around 190,000. It is next to the municipalities of [[Aura]], [[Kaarina]], [[Lieto]], [[Masku]], [[Mynämäki]], [[Naantali]], [[Nousiainen]], [[Pöytyä]], [[Raisio]] and [[Rusko]]. The official languages spoken in Turku are [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]]. The [[harbour]] of Turku is an important [[port]]. Many ships go from there to [[Mariehamn]] and to [[Stockholm]]. Turku Airport is also one of Finland's busiest airports. Turku is located near the mouth of Aura river, and is spread on either side of the river. There are ten bridges over the Aura river in Turku. ==History== Turku is the oldest [[city]] in the country. it was founded in 13th century, when Finland was part of the [[Kingdom of Sweden]]. It used to be the largest city and [[capital (city)|capital]] of Finland. From 1809 [[Russia]] ruled Finland, and in 1812 the government moved to [[Helsinki]].