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Logomo

Logomo
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General information
Location Turku, Finland
Address Köydenpunojankatu 14
Coordinates 60°27′25″N 22°15′27″E / 60.45694°N 22.25750°E / 60.45694; 22.25750Coordinates: 60°27′25″N 22°15′27″E / 60.45694°N 22.25750°E / 60.45694; 22.25750
Completed 2011 (original building in 1876)
Owner Logomo Oy (Hartela Oy 61% and City of Turku 31%)
Technical details
Floor area 24 000 square meters

Logomo is a old VR machine shop and a current cultural venue in Turku in close proximity to the Turku railway station. The building includes galleries, stages, a restaurant, as well as working spaces for businesses and artists. The building was opened in 2011 as a part of the Turku European Capital of Culture festivities.

The oldest part of the building was built in 1876 as a machine shop for the state railway monopoly VR. Since then, it has been expanded several times and in 2011 it was renovated to function as the main venue for the Turku European Capital of Culture festivities. The opening exhibitions were: "Alice in Wonderland" photographic display, Tom of Finland retrospective, "Only a game?" football themed exhibition by UEFA, video installations by Eija-Liisa Ahtila and Isaac Julien, and an exhibition on fire by Heureka "Fire!Fire!".

Logomo hosts a variety of conferences, concerts and other events. Currently, Logomo hosts the Turku City Theatre as their own building is undergoing renovations until the autumn of 2017.

Logomo has also served as the location of television series such as: The Voice of Finland and The Voice Kids.


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