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FI1017042

Åbo, Finland

Aurajoki river at night. Picture from http://kalassa.net/kalapedia/index.php?title=Aurajoki.

Aurajoki river at night. Picture from http://kalassa.net/kalapedia/index.php?title=Aurajoki.

Turku castle from outside

Turku castle from outside

A cruise ship from Turku (picture from vikingline.fi)

A cruise ship from Turku (picture from vikingline.fi)

Moominworld (picture from muumimaailma.fi)

Moominworld (picture from muumimaailma.fi)

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A cozy house close to Turku city centre in the southwest coast of Finland. Easy access to e.g. Moominworld, capital Helsinki, a cruise ship to Stockholm.

We have a small and cozy town house located 3 km from Turku city centre (Åbo means Turku in Swedish, which is another official language in Finland). Our house can accommodate 5 persons. The house has three floors. The top floor has a bedroom with double bed, and a children's room with two beds. The middle floor includes kitchen, dining area, living room and toilet. Third bedroom is located in the basement, as well as the bathroom and the washing machine. We also have a traditional wood-burning sauna in our house. The house has a 400 m² yard with a patio and barbecue with outdoor toys. We can exchange our other car.

We also have toys and games for children indoors, for both girls and boys. A public playground is located just 50 meters from our house, which is very convenient with smaller children, two others are located within 1km range. There are four grocery stores close to our house, closest being 400 metres and farthest 1km away.

Our house is very accessible with public transport; many bus lines drive close to our house. With buses, you can access among others the city centre, airport, train station, beaches, a public outdoor pool and parks and forests.

We live close to Aurajoki river, which is a focal point and landmark in Turku. From the river, you can take vaporetto to Ruissalo national park https://kissmyturku.com/kohdekortit/ruissalo-island, where in addition to beautiful milieu, there is also a beach. In addition, cruises to close by sights and islands leave from the riverside.

In Turku town, there are lots you can do. Please find more information for example here https://kissmyturku.com/. You can loan a city bike to see the town. We are also happy to provide information on city walks, sights and things to do. These include for example Turku Castle https://www.turku.fi/en/turkucastle. There are also nice restaurants and museums in Turku.

There are two spas in Turku (Ruissalo Spa and Holiday Club Caribia spa), and one in Naantali, a town close by. Please find more info here https://www.ruissalospa.fi/en/, https://www.holidayclubresorts.com/en/resorts/caribia/spa/ and https://www.naantalispa.fi/en/. There is also a water park for children, http://www.jukupark.fi/Turku---Front-Page.

If you know, or your children know what Moomins are, then Moominworld is the place to go https://www.moominworld.fi/. Moominworld has Moomin characters walking around the premises, and you get to visit their homes that are familiar from the Moomin stories.

Turku has a beautiful archipelago, https://visitparainen.fi/en/the-archipelago-trail/ and it would be a great idea to rent a car to see the archipelago trail, or even by bikes if you feel adventurous. Some long distance bus lines also drive there. We are happy to provide information on these too.

You can also easily access Helsinki, the capital of Finland https://www.visitfinland.com/helsinki/ and https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en. There are both trains and buses leaving almost every hour.

In addition, Turku has a harbour. Taking a cruise ship to Sweden's capital Stockholm is a popular amusement https://www.sales.vikingline.com/ and https://en.tallink.com/en/ports-and-destinations. You can easily attach a holiday in Sweden by coming to Turku, and fly back home from Stockholm, where many flights are available.

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 1 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Operations Manager
  • Machine Operator

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Environment: In a small town
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Sleeping Capacity: 5
  • Living Area: 115 m2

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Air conditioning
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Toys and games
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Television

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Park / playground
  • BBQ
  • Sauna private

Facilities

  • Non-smoking house
  • Use/Exchange of car

Our Destination Wish List

  • Europe

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Suomeksi

Occupation

  • Operations Manager
  • Machine Operator

Children

  • Girl - Age: 10
  • Boy - Age: 13

Pets

  • We do not have pets.

References

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