Turku sub-region
The Turku Region (Finnish: Turun seutukunta, Swedish: Åbo ekonomiska region), The City Region of Turku (Finnish: Turun kaupunkiseutu, Swedish: Åbo stadsregion) and Greater Turku (Finnish: Suur-Turku, Swedish: Storåbo) all refer to regions of different size surrounding Turku, the capital city of the region of Southwest Finland. The Turku Region is one of the Sub-regions of Finland. The Turku Region has a population of 367,424, making it the third largest region in Finland after Helsinki and Tampere.
Turku sub-region
Turun seutukunta | |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Varsinais-Suomi |
| Capital | Turku |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,589 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 346,662 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €19.2 billion |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
More exclusive urban area the city region of Turku with population around 235,000 and second highest population density (586/km2) among city regions. The region has three universities and four polytechnics. Biotechnology and ICT are one of their most important sectors. In fact the largest bio-industrial cluster in Finland locates in Turku, as well as from Turku to Salo is one of the principal concentrations of ICT in Finland. Because The Turku Region lies on the coast of the Baltic Sea it has strong logistical activity. The region's two significant seaports the Port of Turku and the Port of Naantali and shipyard industry are big employers in the area. The Turku Region has also growing activity on air cargo logistics. LogiCity is a concept of Pilot Turku to create logistic cluster around Turku Airport, in where logistic industries of marine, plane, train and truck cargo can be met with manufacturers and commercial markets to share synergy benefits. TNT Airways is one of the logistic operators in the LogiCity of Turku.