Turku Cathedral, Southwest Finland, Finland

4.5 (690 reviews) Spent Ranking #5 in Turku Historic Sites • Religious Sites • Educational sites

Finland's most valuable historical monument

This medieval church is called the National Shrine of Finland. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Finland's first bishop, St Henry. The oldest parts of the church go back to the 13th century. The church is 89 meters long, 38 meters wide, and 44.5 meters high. The height of the striking tower is 85.5 meters. Don't forget to visit the Cathedral Museum with a small entrance fee. It takes you on a journey through history from the early 1300s.
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Address

Tuomiokirkonkatu 1, Turku 20500 Finland

Mobile

+358 2 2617100

Website

http://www.turuntuomiokirkko.fi/etusivu

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5aekrfk 5:00 PM Jun 2, 2022
Excellent cathedral with a long history
Outside of Helsinki, on our self drive trip, we found attractions and nice towns but not as much to see as other contires. Turku is an exception. The Turku Cathedral is 900 years old and really worth a visit. Do not rush through but take your time going through the chapels and looking at the floor for the burial stones. This cathedral has been around for a very long time and it has a lot of history. The other thing we really appreciated is that there are many signs in multiple languages explaining what you are seeing. We did not have time to go into the tower but I imagine it would also have been a good vantage point and worth the time to do it. I believe they do have tours but we were there on a Monday when many things are closed in Finland. I might also mention that there were many Finnish school children there and they all seemed engrossed in the explanations being given by their teachers.
5Johanna K 5:00 PM May 11, 2022
Beautiful cathedral
I have visited this cathedral years ago as a tourist. As magnificent as the building is at is own, this time I wanted to experience it in it's intended use. The service is on Sundays 10.00 am. Beautiful amosphere, I especially enjoyed to hear the organs being played.