Vaakahuone

Vaakahuone is a retail building in , , which is located on Linnankatu. Vaakahuone is situated nearby to the bridge , as well as near the government office .
  • Type: Retail building
  • Description: building in Finland
  • Address: Linnankatu 40, Turku, 20100
  • Roof shape: round

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martinsilta and Paavo Nurmi Stadium.

Bridge
Photo: Arthur Kho Caayon, CC BY 2.0.
is a beam bridge spanning the river in , . It was built in 1940, although a proposed bridge appeared on its present location already in the city plan that Carl Ludvig Engel created after the Great Fire of Turku of 1827. is situated 100 metres east of Vaakahuone.

Stadium
Photo: Jontts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in , . 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. is situated 440 metres southeast of Vaakahuone.

Theater building
Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theatre in the . 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 . is situated 580 metres east of Vaakahuone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IV District and Kakolanmäki.

Suburb
Photo: Samulili, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Martti, is one of the central districts of , . It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Tervahovinkatu in the west and Betaniankatu and Martinkatu in the east.

Neighborhood
Photo: Samulili, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
The city of , 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.

Vaakahuone

Latitude
60.44461° or 60° 26′ 41″ north
Longitude
22.25372° or 22° 15′ 13″ east
Levels
1½
Open location code
9GG4C7V3+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116710288
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­round
Wiki­data ID
Q11899932
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In Other Languages

“Vaakahuone” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Vaakahuone”

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