Turku, Finland

Day two of Finland was spent in Turku, the oldest city in Finland and former capital (Russia moved capital to Helsinki).   I stayed overnight at the Bore, a former ferry ship. I took VR from Helsinki to Turku and enjoyed the coffee on the ride.

Turku's Location in SW Finland.

Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°16′E

Bore was originally built in 1960 by Oskarshamn shipyard, Oskarshamn, Sweden as the car/passenger ferry SS Bore for Steamship Company Bore, Finland, then the last commercial steam ship built in Scandinavia and the first ferry on the route between Finland and Sweden where cars could drive aboard.

Photo from Bore's history. 

  

Turku Castle

I visited Turku Castle, Turku Castle is the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River.

Couldn't get a good photo of this windmill.