Phoenix Hotel is a hotel in Turku, Finland.[1] Wikidata describes it as “former hotel and university building in Turku, Finland”. It opened in 1878 and closed in 1959. It stands about 0.1 km from the centre of Turku.[3]
Overview
The Phoenix Hotel was a hotel located in Turku, Finland, on the edge of the Market Square along the street Venäjän Kirkkokatu (now Yliopistonkatu), which operated from 1878 to 1922. The building was known as the Phoenix House even when it was the main building of the private University of Turku, founded in 1920. The Phoenix House was demolished in 1959.
From “Phoenix Hotel, Turku” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1878. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.1 km from the centre of Turku. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Turku Airport (TKU), about 7 km from the centre of Turku.[4]
It is one of 9 hotels in and around Turku recorded in Wikidata, 9 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 3 chain-operated properties there. Of the 8 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Runko inn, opened in 1815. See Hotels in Turku.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hamburger Börs — 0.2 km, opened 1909
- Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs — 0.2 km, opened 1979
- Scandic Hamburger Börs — 0.2 km, opened 2021
- Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel — 0.7 km, opened 1973
- Omena Hotel Turku, Kauppiaskatu — 0.2 km
- Bob W Turku City Centre — 0.2 km
- Omena Hotel Turku, Humalistonkatu — 0.4 km
See also
References
- ^ Phoenix Hotel (Q18659142). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Phoenix Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ Turku (Q38511). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Turku. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.