How green is Turku?

Turku has 9093 square metres of green space per inhabitant in 2025 satellite data. Vegetation covers 78% of the city area. In summer, the hottest land surface zones sit 3.6 °C above the city-wide average (land surface temperature, not air temperature). The PM2.5 model estimate for 2025 is 4.8 µg/m³. Satellite records cover 8 years, 2018 to 2025. Overall, Turku ranks #17 of 828 reviewed cities in the Green City Index (green space, land surface heat and air quality combined), and #4 of 9 in Finland.

9093
m² green per inhabitant
78%
vegetation cover
+3.6 °C
hottest zones vs city mean
4.8
PM2.5 estimate µg/m³
8.3
PM10 estimate µg/m³
4.9
NO2 estimate µg/m³
86.8
Index · #17/828
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Satellite — Turku Satellite Green cover — Turku Green cover Detected green vegetation Heat — Turku Heat cooler hotter NO2 — Turku NO2 lower higher µg/m³ PM2.5 — Turku PM2.5 lower higher µg/m³ PM10 — Turku PM10 lower higher µg/m³

Nearby in the rankings

This city is at position #17 of 828 worldwide.

#rank City Country Index
14 Salo Finland 75.8
15 Narva Estonia 76.0
16 Borås Sweden 81.0
17 Turku Finland 86.8
18 Norderstedt Germany 87.8
19 Siegen Germany 89.2
20 Nordhorn Germany 92.3

Method and caveats

Heat is land surface temperature, not air temperature. Air quality values are model estimates. Green area is vegetation extent detected by satellite, not tree height.