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Turku ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈturku] ; Swedish : Åbo [ˈoːbʊ] ) is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River , in the region of Southwest Finland . Turku, as a town, was settled during the 13th century and founded most likely at the end of the 13th century, making it the oldest city in Finland. It quickly became the most important city in Finland, a status it retained for hundreds of years. After Finland became part of the Russian Empire (1809) and the capital of the Grand
Because of its long history, it has been the site of many important events, and has extensively influenced Finnish history . Along with Tallinn , the capital city of Estonia , Turku was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2011. In 1996, it was declared the official Christmas City of Finland.
1496 Turku (1938 SA1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1938, by Y. Vaisala at the Tuorla Observatory .