Turku & Aland Islands, Finland

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Turku

Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan
Day 1
Photo of Turku, Finland by Neha Chauhan

Hey Beautiful people,

Let me whisk you to a vintage castle. Turku, A 13th-century city which used be Finnish Capital & has an old world charm hidden from the world.

If I could describe cuppa noddles and movie nights as a place, a place as laid back as the feeling of spending Sundays in bed or diving into an old book on a winter night. That place for me is Turku.

We are glad we stumbled upon Turku while booking a cruise on our Swedish summer dream. It was such a magical day with the sun shining bright, people running a marathon, the crowd cheering for runners, families a having picnic on their yachts in their brown river Aura.

Photo of Turku Cathedral, Domkyrkogatan, Turku, Finland by Neha Chauhan
Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan
Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan

I never heard of this place before I visited it even after been to Finland twice before. Chances are you also might not hear of the same, its world’s best-kept secret for me.

Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan
Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan

You can reach Turku via Car, bus or train from Helsinki and from neighboring countries like Sweden, Estonia or Latvia, you can catch a cruise. It can easily be your weekend getaway if staying in any of the locations. Its not very costly and has ample farmer markets for you to relish coffee & Bagels.

Photo of Finland by Neha Chauhan

Along with Turku, we also visited the Aland Islands, an Archipelago in the Bay of Finland.

We enjoyed our day soaking in Finnish architectural history, Gothic architecture, Lush green & Romantic exteriors and lots of Sun.

Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan
Photo of Turku & Aland Islands, Finland by Neha Chauhan