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Korppolaismäki, Turku — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Turun linna stands in Korppolaismäki, south of Turku's centre on the eastern side of the river Aura's mouth.
About Korppolaismäki
Where to stay in Korppolaismäki
The right area depends on your trip — here's what each neighbourhood is best for.
Majakkaranta is the reason to look south. Korppolaismäki shares that residential area with neighbouring Pihlajaniemi, and the district sits on the eastern side of the Aura's mouth below Turku's centre, closer to Turun linna than to the shops. Turun linna anchors the district.
A stay here trades the centre for the water, which works if Turun linna and the Aura's mouth are what brought you to Turku.
About Korppolaismäki
What are the main landmarks in Korppolaismäki?
Five names anchor Korppolaismäki. Turun linna stands at the mouth of the Aura, Turun linnan kirkko and Sturen kirkko carry the church names, and the Wäinö Aaltosen kotitalo keeps a house among them. Bore completes the list.
All five fall on the eastern side of the river below Turku's centre, in a district that also holds Majakkaranta together with Pihlajaniemi.
What is the history of Korppolaismäki?
The record here starts at the water. Korppolaismäki lies on the eastern side of the mouth of the Aura, south of Turku's centre in Finland, and Turun linna together with Turun linnan kirkko stand as the names its account is built on. Sturen kirkko adds another.
The Wäinö Aaltosen kotitalo keeps a house on the same ground, and Majakkaranta, the residential area Korppolaismäki shares with Pihlajaniemi, is the newer entry in the district's own list.
Where is Korppolaismäki?
Korppolaismäki holds the eastern side of the Aura's mouth south of Turku's centre, with Majakkaranta running on into Pihlajaniemi.
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Updated September 2026