The Aura River
The river cuts diagonally through the centre, crossed by a sequence of bridges, and gives the poster a strong line from the inland districts to the harbour.
Tabula geographica minimalis · Finland
Turku — Turku Map Poster & Print
60.4515° N / 22.2687° E
Finland's oldest city, divided by the Aura River and laid out on a clear grid that runs down to the archipelago.
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Una urbs, quinque animi
Turku omnibus stilis
Tange formam ut eam in pariete videas. Omnis forma eodem pretio constat — typis impressa, compagine inclusa, vel ut fasciculi HD.
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Turku: omnis via acutissime expressa
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In pariete
Turku domi
Tabula
Turku Map Poster & Print
Turku grew up on both banks of the Aura River a few kilometres before it reaches the Archipelago Sea, and the river remains the organising line of the whole map. The city served as the country's capital until 1812, when the seat of government moved to Helsinki, and its medieval cathedral still stands beside the old market square on the eastern bank.
In 1827 a great fire destroyed most of the town, and the rebuilt city followed a new grid plan by the architect Carl Ludvig Engel. That plan explains the map: long straight streets running parallel and perpendicular to the river, wide tree-lined streets intended as firebreaks, and regular blocks that give central Turku an unusually calm, even rhythm.
Downstream, the river passes Turku Castle and the harbour, where ferries leave for Stockholm and the Åland Islands, and the land breaks into islands such as Ruissalo. A Turku map poster shows the grid, the river and that fraying coastline together, with the small Föri ferry that has crossed the Aura for more than a century.
- Incolae
- 206,655
- Coordinatae
- 60.4515° N / 22.2687° E
- Altitudo
- 22 m
- Zona horaria
- Helsinki
- Regio
- Turku, Finland
Engel's grid
After the fire of 1827 the centre was replanned on a regular grid with wide tree-lined streets, still clearly visible as evenly spaced blocks on both banks.
Castle and archipelago
At the river mouth the castle, harbour and ferry terminals sit beside open water, and islands like Ruissalo begin the long scatter of the Archipelago Sea.
Tuam fac
Turku: partem tuam in forma pone
Adde diem, nomen vel versum tuum; muta stilum, magnitudinem vel directionem.
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Cur Turku
Tabula quae aliquid significat
Turku has a long academic life, with the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi drawing students from across the country, and a map of the river and grid is a natural keepsake from those years. It also suits anyone with family in the city or summers spent in the archipelago.
Personalise the title and subtitle, perhaps with the Swedish name Åbo alongside the Finnish, and edit the coordinates line. Five styles are available, Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand, and the $9 download includes six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and PDF.
Eme tabulam TurkuQuid in fasciculis HD insit300 DPISine signo aquaticoPNG + PDF
| Magnitudo impressionis | Resolutio | Fasciculi |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
Comparationis causa, specimen gratuitum 900 px latum est, signo aquatico notatum et ad spectandum in quadris lucidis destinatum. Fasciculi HD usque ad octiens maiorem resolutionem in utramque partem habent et tota tabulae magnitudine pure imprimuntur.
Turku Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Quomodo tabulam Turku emere possum?
Elige formam in summa pagina, deinde selige Tabulam Typis Impressam — magnitudinem et, si vis, compagem — vel Fasciculos Digitales HD. Emptio uno gradu conficitur, et pagina emptionis tuae statim renovatur ubi primum solutio confecta est.
Qualis est tabula Turku typis impressa?
In charta opaca praestanti 200 gsm typis imprimitur, una ex sex magnitudinibus, a 30 × 40 cm usque ad 24 × 36″. Tabulae typis impressae incipiunt a $39, missione inclusa.
Possumne tabulam Turku compagine inclusam emere?
Ita. Elige compagem ex solido ligno, colore nigro, albo, quercu naturali vel ligno obscuro. Vitro infrangibili instructa venit et ad suspendendum parata est. Tabulae compagine inclusae incipiunt a $99, missione inclusa.
Quantum temporis missio sumit, et quanti constat?
Missio gratuita est in plus quam 60 terras. Quodque poster ab proximo ex sociis nostris typographicis in plus quam 30 terris imprimitur et plerumque intra 3–7 dies negotiales advenit. Statum et vestigium sub «Mea mandata» sequi potes. Quaedam terrae 2–5 hebdomades requirunt, et ubi nondum mittimus, situs te ante solutionem monet.
Quid si tabula mea laesa pervenit?
Mitte nobis imaginem intra 14 dies post missionem acceptam, et eam gratis iterum imprimemus vel pecuniam tibi reddemus.
Possumne nomina nostra vel diem tabulae Turku addere?
Ita. In instrumento huius paginae, titulum, subtitulum et lineam coordinatarum ad libitum muta, et formam ac magnitudinem elige. Emptiones typis impressae, compagine inclusae et digitales omnes exacte figuram tuam adhibent.
Quid cum fasciculis digitalibus HD accipio?
Pro $9 accipis fasciculos PNG 300 DPI et PDF ad imprimendum paratos in omnibus sex magnitudinibus, sine nota aquatica, ut ubique imprimere possis. Nondum certus es? Prius specimen gratuitum cum nota aquatica demitte.