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Turku: History, Former Names & Timeline

Finland's oldest city and its capital under Swedish rule.

Map showing Turku in 1600Turku
Border map for 1600. See Europe in 1600.

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Former names of Turku

FromNameNote
1229Åbo / Turku

Timeline of Turku

YearEvent
1229The Finnish bishopric moves here
1640The Royal Academy of Turku is founded
1812Russia moves the capital of the Grand Duchy to Helsinki

Who ruled Turku

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

PeriodState
500 BC–799Unclaimed / no data
800–899Finns
900–999Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers
1000–1099Suomi
1100–1199Sámi
1200–1299Sweden
1300–1399Unclaimed / no data
1400–1491Kalmar Union
1492–1499Sweden
1500–1599Kalmar Union
1600–1814Sweden
1815–1913Russian Empire
1914–1919Grand Duchy of Finland
1920–todayFinland

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