The III District is one of the central district

District

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s of Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland

Finland

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. It is located on the east side of the river Aura, between Kaskenkatu and Martinkatu. The district is largely composed of the Samppalinna sport

Sport

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s park

Park

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, and includes sporting venues such as the Paavo Nurmi Stadion

Paavo Nurmi Stadion

Paavo Nurmi Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Turku, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics meets. It holds 13,000 people and is named after the Turku-born Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi....

 as well as cultural sites such as the city theatre

Theatre

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 and the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art

Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art

Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art or WAM for short, is an art museum in central Turku, Finland dedicated especially to modern art. The museum is located on the east bank of the Aura River. The permanent exhibition is based on the art collection of City of Turku, which includes a large collection of...

.

Apart from the areas set aside for parks, the district is rather densely populated, and has a population of 3,094 and an annual population growth rate of -2.58%. 5.00% of the district's population are under 15 years old, while 28.58% are over 65. The district's linguistic

Language

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 makeup is 87.18% Finnish, 11.17% Swedish

Finland-Swedish

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, and 1.64% other.

See also

• Districts of Turku
  Districts of Turku
  The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards , which in turn are divided into 78 non-governmental districts . These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals...
  
  
• Districts of Turku by population
  Districts of Turku by population
  This is a list of the districts of Turku, Finland, sorted by population .# Runosmäki , 10,269# Varissuo , 8,760# VII, 8,749# Nummi , 7,011# VI, 6,187# I, 6,177# VIII - Port Arthur, 4,760...