Summertime is a special kind of an era of a year in a Nordic country like Finland ang the living is easy.

So our cherryblossoms are nearly gone, but thanks to our lovely locals, we have many beautiful pictures. This one is taken by @sannahakanen and it is absolutely amazing! Thank you for letting us share this.

Ukkopekka the steam ship starts the summery evening cruises to Loistokari island today.
The summer in Turku is full of treats, happenings and things to do. Pick up from the long list of summer sensations the ones you favour and enjoy.

Samppalinna outdoor swimming arena will open for this summer season today. It is situated in Samppalinna park and was originally designed by the architect Abel Sandelin and opened in 1956.
Last summer it was opened after renovation and there are some changes made this year too. Let us find out what those are. Have a nice week everyone. ‍

With these roses and cherry blossoms we wish all mothers a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Thank you @pirjoriitta for letting us share this amazing cherryblossom picture from Turku!

The windmill of Samppalinna and cherry blossoms, those are blooming all over our city right now and that is why we want to share their beauty with you. And it is still summer in the city.

”Look there is a dog”, points the statue huomenna (tomorrow) one of four of Tähtiin tähyäjät (2013)by the sculpter Kari-Petteri Kakko next to the Myllysilta bridge. The first cherry trees have already started their short but oh so enchanting blossoming. And moreover it is summer in the city.‍

Sea, boats, river and seagulls are some of the things the summer in Turku is made of.
It is worth appreciation that the achipelago with its unique nature is so easy to reach by ones own boat, föli water bus or by a charter cruiser.
We do so love the marine Turku, don’t we? --

It came to our town yesterday namely the sunwith warm and beautiful weather. According to forecasts it will stay with us the coming week.
These early blossoming blue scillas you can admire closer in the park that surrounds the graceful Turku castle.
It looks like a great day for a picnic with family and friends thus we are wishing everybody a nice spring Sunday.

It’s getting lighter every day. Now you have to wait until 9pm before it’s starting to get dark. That means we are every day closer to summer.
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This beautiful night scape has been captured by @tanjaraunio who is the Food Ambassador of Turku. So if you want some tasty tips you should definitely start following her account!

Today spring took one tiny step forward when a gardener from Flör - flower and garden planted violets in the flowerpots in front of the City Hall.
The weather is still not very promising but let us all hope that temperature will gradually rise.