Editing Turku (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Icon of the Seas (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Icon of the Seas|MS ''Icon of the Seas'']], the world's largest passenger ship, was built in Turku]]
The Turku region boasts 22,000 enterprises, two universities and four polytechnics. The city has also business branches with local expertise in the [[Maritime transport|maritime]], [[life science]]s, information technology, entertainment, [[biotechnology]], and [[sustainable development]] industries.<ref name="turku-region-yleisesite"/> The city's economic hub revolves around the [[Port of Turku]] and other service-oriented sectors. The dockyard of [[Meyer Turku]] and the maritime business cluster reign as the leading industrial employer in the area. The city also boasts a high-tech centre in the [[Turku Science Park]] area, with a growing role in the information technology and biotechnology industries in recent decades.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.turku.fi/en/move-turku/business-life |title=Business Life |publisher=City of Turku |language=en |access-date=22 October 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Turku region hosts the business service centre ''Potkuri'' and the start-up community ''SparkUp''. In addition, the ''West Finland Film Commission'' works to promote favourable operating conditions for companies in the AV industry and for the production of films and TV series in the Turku region. ''Turku Future Technologies'' is a development centre and research and innovation network supported by eight Finnish universities. ''Smart Chemistry Park'' is a collaborative platform and network for the bio- and circular economy as well as the chemical industry in [[Raisio]]. Meanwhile, ''Blue Industry Park'' is a growing cluster for maritime and manufacturing industries.<ref name="turku-region-yleisesite">{{cite web |url=https://turkubusinessregion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TBR_yleisesite_EN_WEB.pdf |title=Networking with impact |publisher=Turku Region Business |access-date=22 October 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028212600/https://turkubusinessregion.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TBR_yleisesite_EN_WEB.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At least the following major Finnish companies have their corporate headquarters in Turku: [[HKScan]] and [[Hesburger]]. Other major companies which have operations in Turku include [[Bayer]], [[Fläkt Woods]], [[Meyer Werft]], [[Orion Corporation (pharmaceutical company)|Orion Corporation]] and [[Wärtsilä]].