HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Consulate General of the USSR in Turku (Vartiovuorenkatu 2)

Генеральное консульство СССР в Турку (Вартиовуоренкату, 2)
FinlandТурку1975Public buildings
The building at Vartiovuorenkatu 2 in central Turku was built in 1975 for the Soviet Consulate General; the ground floor housed visitor services, with offices and a hall for receptions and exhibitions above. It belonged to the Finnish state (Senaatti-kiinteistöt) and was provided to the consulate on a lease through the Finnish Foreign Ministry. After 1991 it housed the Russian Consulate General.
Здание на улице Вартиовуоренкату, 2 в центре Турку построено в 1975 году для генерального консульства СССР; на первом этаже находился отдел приёма посетителей, выше — кабинеты и зал для приёмов и выставок. Здание принадлежало государству Финляндия (компания Senaatti-kiinteistöt) и предоставлялось консульству через МИД Финляндии на правах аренды. После 1991 года здесь работало генеральное консульство России.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionConsulate
Present ownerCity of Turku
Acquisitionlong-term lease, 1975
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2024-12
In July 2023 Finland revoked the consulate's operating permit and it closed to the public on 18 August 2023; according to Yle of 3 December 2024, the building was bought by the City of Turku.

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