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Is Turku the main city of Finland?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

No. Turku is the oldest city in Finland. It was the first capital city of Finland from 1809 to 1812 and continued to be the largest city by population in Finland until the end of 1840s. However, Helsinki is the capital of Finland now and its main city.

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