Botanical Garden of the University of Turku

The Botanical Garden of the University of Turku was founded in 1924 and was originally located in the Iso-Heikkil district, and in 1956 it was moved to a new place - in the Ruissalo district in the district of Turku.

The main task of the garden is to assist in the research and teaching activities of the Faculty of Biology of the University of Turku. The garden is also open to visitors.

The area of the botanical garden is 24 hectares, and the plant collection includes 5,000 plant species of various climatic zones.

The botanical garden is visited by about 43,000 visitors per year, of which 18,000 are visitors to greenhouses. The greenhouses of the garden were built in 1998 by architect Jarmo Saarinen.

The scientific management of the garden is carried out by Professor of the Department of Biology of the University of Turku Pekka Niemel.

The wide and varied collection of the garden includes approximately 6,000 varieties and cultural species of flowers. The garden often hosts excursions for school groups, students and teachers of other educational universities, and, of course, for the general public.