The real Åboriginal guide to the finest and most irritating city in Finland. 2019 What does Turku feel WE DECIDED TO like? GO AND ASK P. 6 THE GOUR- EXPERIENCE NOTORIOUS MET TOUR TURKU'S ARCHI- HILLS Conquer the PELAGO Strolling to the dark culinary Turku p. The view from a kayak p. 18 side of Turku, with crime 14 Aboard the Swedish ships p. 32 author Jari Salonen p. 26 KISS MY TURKU IS VISIT TURKU'S CONTENT MARKETING CONCEPT, WHICH OFFERS INSPIRATION FOR TOURISTS AND LOCALS, PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT TOGETHER WITH COOPERATING PARTNERS. THE OFFICIAL VISIT TURKU TOURISM WEBSITE OPERATES FROM VISITTURKU.FI. 4 Editorial 5 LOVE/HATE Turku in Movies See the Turku of the big screen. 6–9 What does Turku feel like? Turku just feels... hmm…you decide. 10 LOVE/HATE Five tastes of Turku Great tastes of Turku, by the Bishop's decree. 11 From Hansa to Turku design From mainstream shops to dens of design. 26 12–13 How do you create a premium hotel? Welcome to the hotel that Turku deserves. 14–15 Tantalising restaurants x 11 Foodie heaven from one to eleven. 16 LOVE/HATE Runaway to Turku Would you cycle for the one you love? contents 17 From Turku to water x 4 2019 From little boats to big ships. 18–21 The view from a kayak JEMINA SORMUNEN JEMINA Aboard a kayak, everything is different. and 18 JEMINA SORMUNEN JEMINA 22 Meanwhile somewhere else x 4 Presenting life outside Turku. JEMINA SORMUNEN JEMINA 23 The Great Spa Test Guiding through a maze of magnificence. KIM ALLEN-MERSH ALLEN-MERSH KIM 24–25 Super fun for the little ones! photos page on adjacent photo photo cover Making the little become big. 26–29 Notorious hills The author and the secrets of the seven hills. 30–31 Superb museums x 11 Nothing new, other than contemporary art. 32–33 Around the Archipelago Sea in 11 hours The height of nicety in the Archipelago. 34 Programme and packages Visit Turku presents: experiences. 35 Info 17 Feeling a little lost, are you? 3 Editorial FROM THE START, A FULL CONFESSION: I’m a true Turku-local. And another confession: I’ve not really thought how I experience it, that is, how it feels to be from Turku. For this magazine (which actually is a first edition of our annual Kiss my Turku magazine) we asked people how they felt about Turku. And the feelings were described in more than 1300 different ways. From page six onwards, read the story that grew into more than we’d have ever expected. If I had to describe how my Turku feels, my answer would go something like this: "Turku feels like style, fashion and design." My feelings were born in the 1980’s, when working as a fashion journalist I got to know the legendary Lenita Airisto and the charismatic characters of Arto Elovirta and Ritva-Liisa Pohjalainen. Finland was booming and for those from Turku, Stockholm was fashion heaven just a short boat ride 2019 away. Oh wow, those shoulder paddings we had! Inspiration from those colourful years has found new life in fabric bags of locals and fans of Turku, PUBLISHER: in the form of "Varför Paris, vi har ju Åbo". The collection, Kestilä designed Visit Turku 2019 by Timo Sarpaneva, was inspired by the comment of a Swedish journalist. CONCEPT AND COORDINATION: Looking back is lovely but Turku’s future is more important than its Drama Queen Communications past, and there’s plenty of history to be made. I always highlight the new generation of Turku design whenever I get the column space to do so. So, EDITORIAL TEAM: Anna-Maria Palkén, Liina Komi, whether it’s recycled earrings that get inquiries from fascinated strangers, Mirkka Varho, Laura Andersson, or hand towels with our famous Föri ferry, go and shop in Turku’s small Jemina Sormunen, Elina Sihvola, Kim and distinctive design boutiques. My own favourites are Televisio, PUF Allen-Mersh, Juuso Suominen, Stina Design and the small shop of fashion designer Kisu Korsi, to name-drop a Frimodig, Julia Lehtilä, Annina Ranimo, couple. Also, don’t miss the Boutique Week in May! Patrick Selin and Senni Uusikartano SMALL PRINT: Maybe, after reading this magazine your emotions of Turku are that bit Everything can change but surely more distinct – just like we are. Whatever you feel, it’s worth coming here you knew that anyway. Don’t get to find out why the emotions about Turku are so strong. surprised if that happens but instead be prepared for twists of destiny by Anne-Marget Hellén checking the opening times of places Director of Tourism and so on, online. Kiss kiss. Visit Turku 4 — KISS MY TURKU 2019 LOVE/HATE Turku in Movies AN A-LIST CAPITAL - DID YOU KNOW, ALREADY THIS CENTURY THE TURKU REGION HAS BEEN IN THIRTY MOVIES, SEVERAL TV-SERIES, SHORT FILMS, ANIMATIONS AND DOCUMENTARIES. NOT BAD GOING FOR THE OLD CAPITAL CITY. CHECK OUT THE FILMING LOCATIONS OF TURKU’S 5 COOLEST CAMEOS. Kylämäki Village The four building country farm of Kylämäki Village is not your normal outside museum but rather a village of living history. And what could possibly be more suited to this living theme than movies – such as the charming Onneli, Anneli ja nukutuskello, based on the children’s book, in which this time the familiar duo’s adventures take them to the home of an absent-minded inventor. In summer 2019, the Kylämäki experience gets even better, when the movie world is brought through VR- and AR-technology. River Aura Shores Turku Cathedral Rope Factory Door Föri The River Aura is really Turku Cathedral is already Here in Turku, even our Föri, the well-known star of something special and a over 700 years old and has doors are so special they the local transport system, great place to work, an served as the setting for get a cameo in big movies. also operates as a filming opinion shared by those sacred events, but the national Sometimes artistic vision location, as seen in the Finn- scouting for filming locations, shrine can also be spotted requires an actor to ‘bend’ to ish-Mexican movie Bayoneta. for example. There is one on the big screen. In the Nor- the role, and our doors are Turku appears in sleet and JOUNI KURU / ZODIAK FINLAND FINLAND ZODIAK / KURU JOUNI problem though – it’s just too wegian movie, Flame above nothing if not flexible per- darkness (extremely odd photo beautiful. The foreign film Jolster, the cathedral plays the formers. Just ask the door at given Turku is permanently festival didn’t want to show role of an Italian church, and in the Köysitehtas rope factory, bathed in sunshine – well, the 1999 movie Restless, Mika Kaurismäki’s 2015 movie which has twice had a role movies aren’t real anyway). Onneli, Anneli ja nukutuskello Onneli, because the themes of the The Girl King, it played the part as a nightclub door. In the The movie’s main star Luis Aku Louhimies film just didn’t of the 17th Century Stockholm comedy Reunion, the gang Méndez described it as fit with the gorgeous summer Cathedral. Turku is apparently goes to Turku and the door of lovely, pretty and unique. LAURA ANDERSSON ANDERSSON LAURA sunshine of the River Aura very European, but this is what Köysitehtas opens magically What an admirable attitude text from the movie the movie from scenery. we’ve been trying to tell you! onto the nightclub Apollo. to winter in Finland. MATERIAL FOR THIS ARTICLE WAS TAKEN FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FOUNTAIN OF ALL TURKU-BASED FILM KNOWLEDGE, SUPERB MOVIE WALK GUIDE ANNAMARI LAINE. READ MORE ABOUT VISIT TURKU’S OWN PRODUCTS FROM PAGE 34 5 What does Turku feel like? TURKU HAS BEEN SAID TO HAVE THE SOUL OF A METROPOL IN A BODY OF A SMALLTOWN. AMONG THE CITIES OF FINLAND, TURKU IS THE ONE TO RAISE FIERCE EMOTIONS. INSPIRED BY THAT, WE TOOK THE RISK AND ASKED ONLINE: WHAT DOES TURKU FEEL LIKE? WE GOT 1359 ANSWERS. HERE'S ONE HUNDRED OF THEM – FOR, AGAINST, AND A BIT OFF THE TOPIC. "Turku feels like a big pop-up club in the summer. Turku feels like a small fair in the winter." – Aapeli "Ruissalo Island feels like a fairy-tale forest, its long shoreline like Paradise." – Hanna-Mari "A distant dream, sounding like the sea. Is it even real?" – Pulsu WIKIMEDIA COMMONS WIKIMEDIA "Fish. Turku feels like fish." – Ka photo "The Middle Ages. In a good way." – M "My friends and I, we have always talked about Turku as the city of love." – Ira "The saying "Turku is the a*****e of Finland" is known by everybody in this country, but I dare to say: few really know Turku." – Otto LAURA ANDERSSON ANDERSSON LAURA "Turku gives you permission to make it your own and personal." – Karo "I have this feeling that some day text LIINA KOMI and KOMI LIINA text I'll come back for good. Home." – I'm going Home 6 — KISS MY TURKU 2019 THE TRUTH BARÅMETER MEASURES TURKU VIBRATIONS "The dialect is not terrible any ONLINE AT KISSMYTURKU.FI. IF YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR OUR more, sometimes astonishing CITY, TOO, LET THEM COUNT. but not often infuriating." – Heisky CLICK IT ALL OUT! "People always try to f**k with a Turkuner, but I always give as good as I get." – Jallu "As a 5th generation Turku girl I'm proud of my interna- 85% 15% tional hometown. The reason others slander our city is LOVE – HATE envy from the little upstart villages." – Seija The material for this article was collected in the "You'll find about the same amount of backward rednecks fall 2018 at kissmyturku.fi.