The city of

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

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is divided into nine wards (''see

Wards of Turku The city of Turku, in Finland, is divided into nine wards ( in Finnish, in Swedish), which are further divided into 78 districts (''see Districts of Turku''). The ward division does not always follow district boundaries. The wards are identi ...

''), which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental

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s ( in

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, in

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). These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals. This is a list of the districts in Turku in alphabetical order, grouped by wards. The names are given first in Finnish, and then in Swedish (if applicable) in brackets. For districts that have an

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name, it is given first with other languages following. When a district is divided between two or three wards, it is listed under each and this is indicated by a footnote.

City Centre (Ward 1)

* I District * II District * III District * IV District - Martti ''(Martins)'' * V District - Itäranta ''(Öststranden)'' * VI District * VII District * VIII District - Port Arthur * IX District - Länsiranta ''(Väststranden)'' * Iso-Heikkilä ''(Storheikkilä)'' * Korppolaismäki ''(Korppolaisbacken)'' * Kupittaa ''(Kuppis)'' * Kurjenmäki ''(Tranbacken)'' * Kähäri * Mäntymäki ''(Tallbacka)'' * Pihlajaniemi ''(Rönnudden)'' * Pitkämäki ''(Långbacka)'' * Pohjola ''(Norrstan)'' *

Port of Turku The Port of Turku ( fi, Turun satama, sv, Åbo hamn) is a port located in the south-west of Finland, where the mainland meets the beginning of the Turku archipelago. Sited within Finland's sixth largest city, the port principally handles traffi ...

''(Turun satama/Åbo hamn)'' *

Raunistula Raunistula is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre, on the west bank of the river Aura. Raunistula consists mostly of low-density residential area, and the remains of the industrial area ther ...

Vähäheikkilä Vähäheikkilä ( Finnish; ''Lillheikkilä'' in Swedish) is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the south of the city centre, between Martti and Puistomäki. Despite the district's name it has nothing to do with Iso-Hei ...

''(Lillheikkilä)'' *

Vätti Vätti is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre. The area consists mostly of parkland, but there is also a high-density residential area in the district as well as some low-density development ...

Hirvensalo-Kakskerta (Ward 2)

* Friskala * Haarla ''(Harlax)'' * Illoinen ''(Illois)'' * Jänessaari *

Kaistarniemi Kaistarniemi ( Finnish; ''Kaistarudden'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the eastern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The current () population of Kaistarniem ...

''(Kaistarudden)'' * Kakskerta *

Kukola Kukola is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the central part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The largest school in Hirvensalo is located in Kukola, as well as the island's only libra ...

Lauttaranta Lauttaranta ( Finnish; ''Färjstranden'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the northern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The only bridge between Hirvensalo and th ...

''(Färjstranden)'' * Maanpää *

Moikoinen Moikoinen ( Finnish; ''Moikois'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the eastern part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. Moikoinen, along with Kukola, is the main settlem ...

''(Moikois)'' * Oriniemi * Papinsaari * Pikisaari ''(Beckholmen)'' * Satava * Särkilahti *

Toijainen Toijainen ( Finnish; ''Toijais'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the central part of the island of Hirvensalo, off the city's coastline. The current () population of Toijainen is 102, a ...

''(Toijais)''

Uittamo-Skanssi Uittamo-Skanssi (Finnish; ''Uittamo-Skansen'' in Swedish) is a ward (, ) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 3. The ward is located to the southeast of the city and named after Uittamo and Skanssi, two major districts in the ward. Uittamo-Skans ...
(Ward 3)

* Harittu * Ilpoinen ''(Ilpois)'' * Ispoinen ''(Ispois)'' *

Katariina Katariina ( Finnish; ''Katarina'' in Swedish) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. There is also a nature reserve in ...

''(Katarina)'' * Koivula ''(Björkas)'' * Luolavuori * Peltola * Pihlajaniemi ''(Rönnudden)'' *

Puistomäki Puistomäki ( Finnish; ''Parkbacken'' in Swedish) is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the south of the city centre, and is mainly a low-density residential suburb. the population of Pu ...

''(Parkbacken)'' * Skanssi ''(Skansen)'' *

Uittamo Uittamo is a district in the Uittamo-Skanssi ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the south of the city, and is a high-density residential suburb. The current () population of Uittamo is 3,635, and it is decreasing at an ann ...

* Vasaramäki ''(Hammarbacka)''

Itäharju-Varissuo (Ward 4)

* Huhkola *

Itäharju Itäharju ( sv, Österås) is a district in the Itäharju-Varissuo ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the east of the city centre, and consists mostly of industrial area, brownfields and low-density residential area. Since ...

''(Österås)'' * Kohmo * Kurala *

Lauste Lauste ( Finnish; ''Laustis'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland. It is located in the eastern part of the city, bordering the neighbouring city of Kaarina. It is rather densely populated, having a population ...

''(Laustis)'' *

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''(Nummis)'' * Pääskyvuori ''(Svalberga)'' * Vaala ''(Svalas)'' * Varissuo ''(Kråkkärret)''

Koroinen Koroinen (Finnish; ''Korois'' in Swedish) is a district in the Koroinen ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre, across the river Aura from the Turku Student Village. Koroinen is mostly non-built-u ...
(Ward 5)

Koroinen Koroinen (Finnish; ''Korois'' in Swedish) is a district in the Koroinen ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre, across the river Aura from the Turku Student Village. Koroinen is mostly non-built-u ...

''(Korois)'' *

Halinen Halinen ( Finnish; ''Hallis'' in Swedish) is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, bordering the Littoinen district in Kaarina. It is rather densely populated, having a pop ...

''(Hallis)'' *

''(Nummis)'' * Oriketo * Räntämäki

Tampereentie (Ward 6)

* Kaerla * Kastu *

Kärsämäki Kärsämäki (; literally meaning " snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wat ...

* Runosmäki ''(Runosbacken)''

Kuninkoja (Ward 7)

* Kähäri * Mälikkälä * Pitkämäki ''(Långbacka)'' * Runosmäki ''(Runosbacken)'' * Ruohonpää * Teräsrautela *

Naantalintie (Ward 8)

* Artukainen ''(Artukais)'' * Pahaniemi *

Pansio Pansio is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland. It is located in the western part of the city. It has a population of 2,809 (), and an annual population growth of -3.83%. 19.25% of the district's population are under 15 years o ...

Perno Perno is a district in the Naantalintie ward of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the west of the city, and is mainly a high-density residential suburb. There is also a large maritime dock ( Meyer Turku) located there. The curre ...

* Pitkämäki ''(Långbacka)'' * Ruissalo ''(Runsala)''

Maaria-Paattinen (Ward 9)

Turku Airport Turku Airport , is located in Turku, Finland, north of the center, in ''Lentokenttä'' ( Finnish for 'airfield'; sv, Flygfältet) district in the Maaria-Paattinen ward of Turku. It serves approximately 450,000 passengers per year, being the fou ...

''(Turun lentoasema/Åbo flygstation)'' * Jäkärlä * Paattinen ''(Patis)'' * Saramäki ''(Starbacka)'' * Yli-Maaria ''(Övre S:t Marie)''

Notes

* The districts of Kähäri and Vätti are divided between City Centre and Kuninkoja. * The district of Pihlajaniemi is divided between City Centre and Uittamo-Skanssi. * The district of Pitkämäki is divided between City Centre, Kuninkoja and Naantalintie. * The district of Raunistula is divided between City Centre and Tampereentie. * The district of Nummi is divided between Itäharju-Varissuo and Koroinen. *{{note, 6, 6 The district of Runosmäki is divided between Tampereentie and Kuninkoja.