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Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

u/TheShynola — 1 day ago
â–Č 3 r/turku

why are the jewish graves at the turku cemetery locked?

is it because of some antisemitic attacks in the past or is there some other reason

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u/Glittering-Beat347 — 19 hours ago
â–Č 12 r/turku

Moving to Turku in August đŸˆâ€âŹ›đŸŒ»

Hello r/turku!

I'll be moving to Turku in August to start a postdoc position UTU, and I'm hoping to start building some connections before I arrive. I'll be moving with my husband and our cat. 🐈

A bit about me:
30, she/her, speak Swedish/English/Russian):

Sports: I do aerial hoop, aerial silks, and some pole dancing. Would love to know which studios people recommend and if anyone wants a training buddy starting from August! - I even plan to have some silks at home so we could practice together haha

Music: I'm learning drums and love writing lyrics – I'd genuinely love to start or join a casual girl band (or just find people to jam with). Any other musicians (or wanna be like me haha) out there?

Just for fun: I knit sometimes, I'm obsessed with my cat, and I just enjoy good conversations. Also I love sauna and will need sauna friends 😄

Also planning to start a family soon, so would be great to connect with others who've navigated that in Turku as an international (or also planning to).

Is anyone willing to chat online before I arrive?

Kiitos! đŸ±

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u/ArbitraryFooool — 1 day ago
â–Č 29 r/turku

What is the best kebab restaurant in Turku?

It seems like there is a kebab place at every corner in city center, but I've never had kebab before so I have no clue which restaurants are good. Please give me your recommendations of favorite restaurants and what you like to order there!

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u/emygrl99 — 2 days ago
â–Č 170 r/turku

Turkuun tulee ratikka – Yle seuraa suorana

JÀrki voitti sittenkin. Turun kaupunginvaltuusto pÀÀtti raitiotieinvestoinnin puolesta ÀÀnin 36-31.

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u/FinnCubed — 3 days ago
â–Č 45 r/turku

Turku pÀÀttÀÀ raitiotiestĂ€ – seuraa historiallista valtuustolĂ€hetystĂ€

TÀnÀÀn saadaan toivottavasti viimeinkin pÀÀtös aikaiseksi siitÀ tuleeko raitiovaunu vai ei. JÀnnittÀvÀ kokous kaikin puolin luvassa, saa nÀhdÀ tuleeko samanlaista sirkusta kuin mitÀ Tampereella nÀhtiin vuonna 2017.

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u/Vaellana — 4 days ago
â–Č 38 r/turku

Tein sivuston Turun liikuntapaikoista

Halusin tehdÀ jotain hyödyllistÀ sivuprojektina ja samalla oppia uusia juttuja, joten tein turkumove.fi. Itse kÀyn lÀhinnÀ salilla ja kÀvelylenkeillÀ, mutta huomasin sivustoa tehdessÀ miten paljon Turussa oikeasti on tarjolla. Löysin paikkoja joista en tiennyt mitÀÀn vaikka olen asunut tÀÀllÀ vuosia.

Sivustolla pystyy selata yli 140 liikuntapaikkaa. Mukana on kuntosalit, uimahallit, padelkentÀt, kiipeilykeskukset, jÀÀhallit, golf, tennis, frisbeegolf, ulkokuntoilualueet ja vielÀ paljon muuta. Iso osa paikoista on ilmaisia eikÀ niitÀ löydÀ helposti mistÀÀn, esim. kaikki kaupungin ulkokuntoilualueet eri puolilla Turkua.

Voi suodattaa tyypin mukaan, hinnan mukaan tai katsoa pelkÀstÀÀn sillÀ hetkellÀ auki olevat paikat. Jokaisessa paikassa nÀkyy aukioloajat viikonpÀivittÀin, osoite ja hinta-arvio. Toimii myös englanniksi jos haluaa nÀyttÀÀ kaupungissa vierailevalle.

Tarkoitettu sekÀ turkulaisille ettÀ Turussa vieraileville, helpottaakseen liikuntapaikkojen löytÀmistÀ ilman ettÀ tarvii googlata jokainen paikka erikseen.

Jos tiedÀt paikan joka puuttuu tai tiedoissa on jotain pielessÀ niin kommentoi.

u/Standard-Giraffe7168 — 3 days ago
â–Č 40 r/turku

Kysymys: MistÀ ostaa lakkaa Turussa?

TyttöystÀvÀ haluaisi kovin maistaa lakkaa kun tulee Suomeen, mutten yllÀttÀen ole sitÀ löytÀnyt mistÀÀn K-tai S-kaupoista. Onhan se hauska juttu, kun sitÀ on itse tultu aina kerÀiltynÀ syötyÀ, ja sitten vaan tajuaa ettei meinaa mistÀÀn kaupasta löytyÀ
(Selvennys vielÀ nÀin kommentteja lukiessa, eli hillaa :D)

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u/suomenpoeka — 4 days ago
â–Č 49 r/turku+1 crossposts

Supernatural experience in Salo, Finland - need explanation

Supernatural experience in Salo, Finland - need explanation

I am visiting my friend who lives in Salo (a town near Turku). Yesterday we were coming back from a train from Helsinki late at night (about one oclock after midnight). We were walking along the river near the lanterns, and suddenly my friend grabbed my hand and shoved me a strange object under one of the lanterns on the alley we were walking by. It was about 7 m distance from us. I even not immetely came to realisation what exactly I saw because of how odd it was.

Under the lantern, a tall, solid black figure was standing. It was unnaturally tall, only a bit shorter than the lantern (about 3m). It was human-like, but I couldn't see any clothing, or any details at all - it was just a pitch black silouette. I stared at it for a bit, coming to terms with what I saw. It didn't move at all. We turned to the nearing street to not walk by this thing, and we were super scared, even read a little prayer when we got home.

The next day we checked the spot, and no furniture, no trees, or any object which could explain this was present. We want to go under the lantern this night to maybe check how the lighting there works, maybe the pitch black silouette at least is an optical illusion.

We also visited Sveaborg the day it happened, so maybe something attached?? Idk, I dont beleieve in things like this, but we both saw this and its very unnatural.

Does anyone have any ideas what it was? Maybe some local folklore, or some rational explanations? Thank you, I think it's the first paranormal experience for me and my friend both, and we are very confused.

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u/Lopsided_Ratio890 — 5 days ago
â–Č 1.6k r/turku+1 crossposts

A tale of two cities

I always found it funny that London and Paris, despite both being major European metropolises, have completely different priorities and constraints regarding public transit.

Double-decker trains were too large for Victorian railways in London (among other things)

Double-decker buses were too inefficient for short bus routes in Paris (among other things)

(I don't count the tourist buses as public transit, since their main point is to see the city, not mobility)

u/Hiro_Trevelyan — 7 days ago
â–Č 78 r/turku+3 crossposts

Finnish neighborhood lookup tool using open Statistics Finland data

Enter any Finnish postal code or street address and get an instant area profile: apartment price trends (2022→2025), income levels, population forecast, age distribution, language breakdown, and more — all pulled from StatFin and Paavo APIs (Statistics Finland, CC BY 4.0).

https://jaaskel.com/statfin.html

Would love feedback — planning to add more data layers

https://preview.redd.it/uttqouf6kh1h1.jpg?width=1668&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1306fb4d93a88ef612728e89c13e8668c21734bc

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u/pjaaskel — 5 days ago
â–Č 19 r/turku

Turun asuinalueet?!? MitÀ kannattaa vÀlttÀÀ

Hei!

Oon muuttamassa turkuun mun kaverin kanssa ja mietitÀÀn mitÀ asuinalueita kannattaa ehdottomasti vÀlttÀÀ!! Ois kiva kuulla myös mitkÀ alueet ovat hyviÀ ja sit kans ettÀ toimiiko turussa hyvÀ joukkoliikenne eli voiko muuttaa myös kauemmaksi keskustasta ja silti pÀÀsee helposti sinne?

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u/Defiant-External435 — 7 days ago
â–Č 30 r/turku

Hansa herkku pullonpalautus

TiiÀn et tÀÀ on monista tosi turha postaus, mutta mulla on paha julkisten paikkojen pelko ja uuteen kauppaan meneminen pelottaa. Haluaisin tuonne kuitenkin huomenna mennÀ, koska siellÀ parempi vegaanivalikoima kuin lÀhikaupassa.

Mietin, ettĂ€ voisiko joku kertoa mulle, missĂ€ siellĂ€ on pullonpalautus? Kaupan sisĂ€llĂ€ tietyssĂ€ paikassa vaiko ulkopuolella? Yritin googlettaa mutta eihĂ€n tietenkÀÀn kellÀÀn muulla ole tĂ€tĂ€ ongelmaa niin sijaintia ei ole jaettu 😅 Mulle on siis ihan jĂ€rjettömĂ€n suuri askel mennĂ€ uuteen kauppaan, ajatus ettĂ€ menisin sinne pullokassin kanssa heilumaan etsien palautuspistettĂ€ ahdistaa niin paljon.

Mun ei oo pakko niitÀ pulloja viedÀ huomenna ja en viekÀÀn jos en saa vastauksia. Mut Aion silti ylittÀÀ itseni ja mennÀ uuteen kauppaan!

Ennen ku kommentoit ettĂ€ "se on vaan kauppa" tai "kerÀÀ itsesi" niin kuule olen yrittĂ€nyt. En mĂ€ turhaan tĂ€tĂ€ diagnoosia ole saanut. MĂ€ YRITÄN kerĂ€tĂ€ itseni ja siksi pyydĂ€n apua

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u/PlaneSleep3160 — 7 days ago
â–Č 3 r/turku

Heiii olen kovin kiinnostunut vanhoista hylĂ€tyistĂ€ paikoista ja olen tulossa viikonlopuksi Turkuun ja kiinnostaisi tietÀÀ missĂ€ kaikkialla Turusta löytyy hylĂ€ttyjĂ€ rakennuksia, sairaaloita tai muuten vain jotain outoja paikkoja 😁 onko kenellĂ€kÀÀn tiedossa ja haluaisi vinkata?

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u/ArugulaLow213 — 6 days ago
â–Č 9 r/turku

Forming an Mtg Commander play group

Hi! I am trying to find some people to play some casual games of Commander (bracket 1-3). I play at Blockhouse Games perhaps once a month, but my problem is they start at 16 and usually when I am done with work (around 17 / 17:30) all tables/pods are already full. So I am thinking of starting a playing group/pod. Anyone interested? And if so, would you know/have a place to play. My home is not an option unfortunately (young kids).

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u/Podex — 6 days ago
â–Č 2 r/turku

Sports bars showing ice hockey worlds?

New to town, where can I go and watch some ice hockey when the tournament kicks off this week? Don't have a TV of my own and would love to be around people for a change

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u/Apprehensive-Lime — 8 days ago
â–Č 28 r/turku

Sivusto liveturku.fi listaa tulevia elÀvÀn musiikin keikkoja ja tapahtumia

ErÀÀssÀ ketjussa tÀÀllÀ suositeltiin mm. Instagram-fiidin kuratoimista niin ettÀ kuulisi sitÀ kautta keikoista. Halusin tarjota sille tÀllaista vaihtoehtoa, jossa ei tarvitse luottaa amerikkalaiseen teknojÀttiin saadakseen tietoa paikallisista asioista. Ei ole oma saittini vaan tuota pyörittÀÀ pari turkulaista muusikkoa.

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u/herd-u-liek-mudkips — 9 days ago
â–Č 12 r/turku

Lukioon Turkuun?

Oon siis muuttamassa oulusta turkuun tuossa kesĂ€n loppupuolella ja kiinnostaisi aloittaa aikuislukio. Ongelmana on vaan se, ettĂ€ kevÀÀn yhteishaku on mennyt aikoja sitten. Onko mihinkÀÀn turun lukioista mahdollista pÀÀstĂ€ ”jatkuvan haun” kautta? Kiinnostais myös muiden kokemukset turun lukioista!

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u/oonsem1es — 10 days ago