9 days in Southwest Finland Itinerary

Sitting at the mouth of the Aura River, Turku is one of Finland's quaintest and most historically rich towns.

Turku is known for historic sites, museums, shopping, parks, and nightlife. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: browse the exhibits of Turku Castle, learn about all things military at Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, take in the spiritual surroundings of Turku Cathedral, and explore the ancient world of Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova.

To find where to stay, ratings, traveler tips, and more tourist information, you can read our Turku journey planning website .

Montreal, Canada to Turku is an approximately 19.5-hour flight. The time zone difference moving from Eastern Standard Time (EST) to Eastern European Time (EET) is 7 hours. Traveling from Montreal in April, things will get little chillier in Turku: highs are around 9°C and lows about -1°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 17th (Wed) so you can travel to Salo.

Salo is a town and municipality of Finland.It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. Kick off your visit on the 18th (Thu): explore the striking landscape of Teijo national park. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 19th (Fri): get some fabulous bargains at Muurla Design Marketing Oy, then don't miss a visit to Mathildedalin Ruukkitehtaat, then steep yourself in history at Ruukin kehräämö ja puoti Oy, and finally indulge your thirst for a good beer at Mathildedalin Kylapanimo.

For traveler tips, more things to do, other places to visit, and other tourist information, you can read our Salo trip app .

Traveling by car from Turku to Salo takes an hour. April in Salo sees daily highs of 9°C and lows of -1°C at night. You'll set off for home on the 20th (Sat).