Turku
Reaching Turku from Stockholm emits 7.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 36m each way) against 66.7 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.5 °C in July and -4.1 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,389 km | 41.0 kg | 21h | 349 kg | 5h 24m |
| Barcelona | 2,523 km | 74.5 kg | 36h 30m | 635 kg | 6h 54m |
| Berlin | 1,034 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 6m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,714 km | 63.2 kg | 27h 30m | 431 kg | 5h 48m |
| Bristol | 1,826 km | 63.9 kg | 27h 36m | 459 kg | 5h 54m |
| Brussels | 1,541 km | 45.5 kg | 23h 6m | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Cardiff | 1,854 km | 67.1 kg | 28h 6m | 466 kg | 6h |
| Copenhagen | 778 km | 23.0 kg | 12h 36m | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,885 km | — | — | 474 kg | 6h |
| Edinburgh | 1,562 km | 93.0 kg | 32h 30m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 1,430 km | 42.2 kg | 21h 36m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Glasgow | 1,625 km | 94.8 kg | 32h 48m | 409 kg | 5h 42m |
| Leeds | 1,604 km | 72.0 kg | 29h | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Lisbon | 3,252 km | 96.0 kg | 46h 30m | 818 kg | 7h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,706 km | 73.1 kg | 29h 12m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 1,698 km | 50.1 kg | 25h 12m | 427 kg | 5h 48m |
| Madrid | 2,851 km | 84.1 kg | 41h | 717 kg | 7h 18m |
| Manchester | 1,662 km | 71.2 kg | 28h 48m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Milan | 1,875 km | 55.3 kg | 27h 42m | 472 kg | 6h |
| Munich | 1,531 km | 45.2 kg | 22h 54m | 385 kg | 5h 30m |
| Newcastle | 1,533 km | 82.1 kg | 30h 42m | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
| Nottingham | 1,642 km | 64.2 kg | 27h 36m | 413 kg | 5h 42m |
| Oslo | 639 km | 18.9 kg | 10h 42m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Paris | 1,804 km | 53.2 kg | 26h 42m | 454 kg | 5h 54m |
| Prague | 1,253 km | 37.0 kg | 19h 6m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Rome | 2,168 km | 64.0 kg | 31h 42m | 545 kg | 6h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,628 km | 68.4 kg | 28h 18m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Southampton | 1,809 km | 59.1 kg | 26h 48m | 455 kg | 5h 54m |
| Stockholm | 265 km | 7.8 kg | 5h 36m | 66.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,413 km | 41.7 kg | 21h 18m | 355 kg | 5h 24m |
| Warsaw | 917 km | 27.1 kg | 14h 36m | 231 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 1,702 km | 50.2 kg | 25h 18m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
The year in Turku
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -4.1 | -2.5 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 6.6 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Sun h/day | 2.0 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
When to go
Turku is warmest in July at 17.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -4.1 °C.
How busy it gets
Varsinais-Suomi records 2.7 overnight stays per resident a year (1,334,165 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Turku
Places to stay in Turku, Finland, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.