Samppalinna Summer Theatre

Samppalinna Summer Theatre is a theater building in Turku, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper. Samppalinna Summer Theatre is situated nearby to Myllytunneli, as well as near Samppalinna Windmill.

Type: Theater building
Description: open-air theater in Turku, Finland
Also known as: “Samppalinna Open-air Theatre”, “Samppalinnan kesäteatteri”, and “Samppalinnan Kesäteatteri”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paavo Nurmi Stadium and Samppalinna Windmill.

Paavo Nurmi Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Jontts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Paavo Nurmi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born runner Paavo Nurmi. Paavo Nurmi Stadium is situated 130 metres southeast of Samppalinna Summer Theatre.

Samppalinna Windmill

Photo: mardy78, CC BY 2.0.

Turku City Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Turku City Theatre is a theatre in the City of Turku. It was founded in 1946, when "Turun Teatteri" and "Turun Työväen Teatteri" merged. It was the oldest fully municipality owned theatre in Finland, until 2014, when it became a joint-stock company owned by the City of Turku. Turku City Theatre is situated 340 metres northeast of Samppalinna Summer Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IV District and City Centre.

IV District

Suburb

Photo: Samulili, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The IV District, also known as Martti, is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Tervahovinkatu in the west and Betaniankatu and Martinkatu in the east.

City Centre

Suburb

The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals.