Editing Turku (section)

==Transport==
{{See also|Trams in Turku}}
[[File:Electric locomotives at Turku railway station..jpg|thumb|[[Locomotive]]s at [[Turku Central Station]]]]
[[File:Viking Line Grace.jpg|thumb|[[Viking Line]]'s [[MS Viking Grace|M/S Viking Grace]] in the Turku Archipelago]]
[[File:Turku train station 1920s.jpg|thumb|[[VR Class Hv1]] steam locomotive at Turku railway station in the 1920s]]
For a city of its size, Turku has a moderate public transport network of bus routes, which is comparable to the bus network of similar-sized [[Tampere]]. The bus network is managed and supervised by the ''Turku City Region's Public Transport Committee'' (FÖLI) ({{langx|fi|Turun kaupunkiseudun joukkoliikennelautakunta}}, {{langx|sv|kollektivtrafiknämnden för Åbo stadsregion}}), and is operated mainly by private companies. Bus traffic to and in the neighbouring municipalities of Kaarina, Lieto, Naantali, Raisio and Rusko are also handled by FÖLI. The bus rates are the same when traveling within these municipalities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foli.fi/fi/tietoja-ja-ohjeita/joukkoliikennetietoa |title=Joukkoliikennetietoa |access-date=14 January 2016 |publisher=Turun kaupunkiseudun joukkoliikennelautakunta |language=fi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110115933/http://www.foli.fi/fi/tietoja-ja-ohjeita/joukkoliikennetietoa |archive-date=10 January 2016 }}</ref>

Rail traffic to and from Turku is handled by the Finnish national carrier, [[VR (Finnish railway company)|VR]]. The number of services has fallen and only the railways towards Tampere and Helsinki are now in use. The railway stations currently used for passenger traffic are the [[Turku Central railway station]] in [[Pohjola, Turku|Pohjola]], and two smaller stations in [[Kupittaa]] and the [[Port of Turku]].

There is no local rail traffic at the moment, as the city's popular tram services were discontinued in 1972, and the various local railway lines to neighbouring towns and municipalities were all abolished during the late 20th century. {{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} However, there are plans for a [[light rail]] system in the Turku region in the near future. According to the current estimate the tramway's construction will start in 2026 and finish in 2031. The first route will be constructed between Turku Port−City Centre−Varissuo residential area. Route's estimated length is 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) with 17 stops.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Turku Tramway |url=https://www.turku.fi/en/tramway |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Turku.fi |language= |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004164209/https://www.turku.fi/en/tramway |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first outdoor inclined elevator, the Funicular, is located in Turku. The elevator offers unimpeded access to Kakolanmäki hill where is no other public transport. The Funicular has two stations and travelling time between the stations is approximately one minute. It is possible to hop on and off at both stations and travelling is free of charge. The elevator's rail is about 130 meters long and height difference between two stations about 30 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Funicular |url=https://www.turku.fi/en/funicular |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Turku.fi |language= |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406032341/https://www.turku.fi/en/funicular |url-status=live }}</ref>

The State of Finland has announced plans to support [[Espoo]] with 30% of full expenses on a new metro rail, the Regional Council of Southwest Finland is going to use this as a test case for a new light rail network in Turku.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turunsanomat.fi/kotimaa/?ts=1,3:1002:0:0,4:2:0:1:2006-09-27,104:2:407945,1:0:0:0:0:0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070630122159/http://www.turunsanomat.fi/kotimaa/?ts=1,3:1002:0:0,4:2:0:1:2006-09-27,104:2:407945,1:0:0:0:0:0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2007 |title=Turun Sanomat |publisher=Turunsanomat.fi |date=27 September 2006 |access-date=6 May 2009 }}</ref>

The Turku Bus Station and the Turku Central railway station are currently located in different places. The City of Turku is planning to combine these two in a new greater station complex in the near future. This new travel center will consist of a hotel and several shopping estates. This center will connect all public transportation from commuter trains to long-distance buses.

Turku's most significant highways for traffic are [[Finnish national road 1|Highway 1]] leading to [[Helsinki]]; [[Finnish national road 10|Highway 10]] leading to [[Hämeenlinna]]; [[Finnish national road 9|Highway 9]] leading to [[Tampere]], [[Jyväskylä]], [[Kuopio]] and [[Joensuu]]; [[Finnish national road 8|Highway 8]] leading to [[Pori]], [[Vaasa]] and [[Oulu]]; and the [[Turku Ring Road]], which protrudes circumferentially from Turku.

[[Turku Airport]] is located {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=off}} to the north of the city centre, partly in the neighbouring municipality of [[Rusko]]. The airport is served by six passenger airlines, including [[airBaltic]] and [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS Scandinavian]], and one cargo airline.

There are also daily ferry services from the [[Port of Turku]] to Sweden and [[Åland]], operated by [[Silja Line]] and [[Viking Line]]. These are something of a Finnish cultural tradition (see [[ruotsinlaiva]]), and people often travel long distances across Finland to Turku just to take a [[cruising (maritime)|cruise]] across the Gulf of Bothnia.

The [[Archipelago Sea]] boat traffic is handled by, among others, [[SS Ukkopekka]], an old [[steamship]] that cruises on the route Turku-[[Naantali]]-Turku.

Turku is the only city in Finland to have three long-distance railway stations: [[Turku Central Station|Turku Central]], [[Port of Turku]], and [[Kupittaa railway station|Kupittaa]].