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Cultural venues in Turku include several theatres, cinemas, and art galleries, and a city philharmonic orchestra.

The city's cultural centre organises a number of regular events, most notably the Medieval Market in July each year.

Turku is also the official Christmas city of Finland, and ' Christmas Peace ' in Finland is declared on every 24 December from the Brinkkala Hall balcony.

The Turku Music Festival and the rock festival Ruisrock ( held on the island of Ruissalo ) are among the oldest of its kind in Scandinavia.

The city also hosts another rock festival, Down by the Laituri, and one of the largest electronic music festivals in Northern Europe, UMF ( Uuden Musiikin Festivaali, " New Music Festival "), in addition to a vibrant nightlife, centred around the Market Square.