According to a tradition that began in 1973, the first baby born in Turku on Turku Day becomes the city’s godchild. The only exception was in 1979, when no babies were born on Turku Day. Since the mid-1990s, godchildren have been invited annually to a joint birthday coffee event, which has been held, among other places, at the main library and at the Juhana Herttua café in Turku Castle.

This year, the City of Turku’s godchildren coffee event will be held at Art House Turku on Turku Day, September 21st, at 10:30 AM. Godchildren and their families are kindly asked to register for the event in advance by September 8th by sending a message to maria.nieminen@turku.fi.