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Turku, Åbo in Swedish, Aboa in Latin, is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. The exact year of foundation is not commonly agreed, but tradtionally it is often dated from the year 1229. According to documents, this was the year the bishop´s and due to its history and location, over 5% of its inhabitants are Swedish speakers. It belongs to the historical province of Finland Proper and is the capital of the administrative province of Western Finland.
Turku has a population of about 175,000, and is the fifth biggest city of Finland. Including the surrounding municipalities, the Turku region has around 290,000 inhabitants, ranking as the third largest urban area in the country after the Helsinki capital area and the Tampere region.
Until 1812, Turku was the capital of Finland - then part of the kingdom of Sweden. When the territory fell to Russia, the Russians moved the capital to Helsinki (more convenient for the new rulers) where it has been ever since.
Today Turku remains the seat of the Archbishop of Finland. The 14th century cathedral there is one of only 3 remaining brick buildings of that date. Turku Castle was founded in the 13th century, built on an island to guard the entrance to the river. As the Finnish land mass has been gradually rising ever since the end of the last ice-age, the island was assimilated into the mainland and the castle now stands some distance from the river.
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