Welcome to the Science Park!
Would you like to work in the heart of Turku's business life, where science meets art and business meets the public sector? Turku Science Park is home to over 400 different companies and organizations, led by the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences.
Approximately 50,000 people work and study in the area, united by a desire to do things together. The Science Park community meets weekly at organized Science Park workouts, breakfast seminars, Christmas porridge events, Shrove Tuesday skating, and sports events organized by Teknologiakiinteistöt in the area.
In the Science Park, everything is nearby, and you can reach the city center of Turku quickly by foot, bike, bus, or scooter.
Welcome to the hub of business life in Turku
Turku Science Park has been on a massive rise for the last ten years, and no wonder, as the area is the undisputed hub of Turku's business life, where science meets art and business meets the public sector.
Turku Science Park is home to over 400 different companies and organizations, led by the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences. Approximately 50,000 people work and study in the area, which is located just a short walk from Turku's city center.
History
Turku Science Park began with the construction of DataCity in 1988. The underlying idea was to bring Turku's high-tech companies and academic research under the same roof. The project began with property developer Juhani Lunden's idea for an "IT building," which was named DataCity.
The future of Turku Science Park
The development of the Turku campus and Turku Science Park is one of the city's key projects set by the Turku City Council. The expansion of Turku Science Park towards the Itäharju industrial area will create an even more significant urban center for expertise, innovation, mobility, and housing in the region.
Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
Visitor Centre Joki is a versatile meeting and event center in the heart of Turku Science Park. At Joki, you get everything you need for your events under one roof.
Joki's facilities are adaptable from large live events to smaller private gatherings, as well as being a production site for high-quality virtual or hybrid events.
Joki is open on weekdays from 8 am to 4 pm.
Art in the Science Park parking garages
Enter sectionThere are 60 works of art in Teknologiakiinteistöt's parking garages, the majority of which originate from a project to revitalize the Science Park parking garages organized in 2021. The goal of the project was to make the parking garages under BioCity and DataCity more comfortable, welcoming, and interesting through art.
You can view the artworks in the parking garages on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm. Access to the garages is via the BioCity and DataCity elevators.n content…
In the Science Park, art is everywhere
The development of Turku Science Park into an art park began in 1995, when Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi and the University of Turku Foundation donated Carl-Gustaf Lilius's The World Dance sculpture to the universities. Since then, more artworks have been acquired for the Science Park through various projects and competitions.
A tour of Turku Science Park
Would you like to explore Turku Science Park? Are you interested in Turku's business life, architecture, urban development, or perhaps art? Or are you looking for office space or a meeting room?
We organize guided tours in our properties and their surroundings. The tours are suitable for everyone from work groups to school groups, as they are always planned and tailored according to the visitors' interests. On the tour, you can visit the Visitor Centre Joki, see the underground art in the parking garages, admire the cityscape from the representative space Circus, hear about the transformation of Itäharju into a residential and workplace area, and slide down the slide located in EduCity. Tours are primarily arranged on weekdays between 8 am and 4 pm. The guides for the tours are Teknologiakiinteistöt employees.