Turku Volunteer Fire Department building

Turku Volunteer Fire Department building is a fire station in Turku, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper which is located on Eskelinkatu. Turku Volunteer Fire Department building is situated nearby to the square Postinkulma, as well as near the explosion crater Turun ilmapommitukset 29.1.1940.

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Type: Fire station
Description: building in Finland
Address: Eskelinkatu 5, Turku, 20100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Åbo Svenska Teater and Market hall.

Åbo Svenska Teater

Theater building

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Åbo Svenska Teater is a Finland-Swedish theatre in the city of Turku in Finland and the oldest theatre in the country, founded in 1839. The building itself is also the oldest still functioning theatre house in Finland. Åbo Svenska Teater is situated 340 metres northeast of Turku Volunteer Fire Department building.

Market hall

Marketplace

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Turku Market Hall is the second oldest market hall in Finland, and it was opened in 1896 in Turku. Market hall is situated 280 metres northeast of Turku Volunteer Fire Department building.

Turku City Theatre

Theater building

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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 330 metres southeast of Turku Volunteer Fire Department building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Puolalanmäki.

City Centre

Suburb

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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.