The costumes Turunen has designed for opera, theatre and dance productions since the beginning of the 1990s are said to be art in themselves, poetic and sculpture-like.
The local sculptor Kerttu Horila taught Turunen sculpture, encouraged her creativity and steered her towards the arts.
In addition to her main work at the National Opera she has also collaborated with choreographers such as Jorma Elo, Marilena Fontoura, Marjo Kuusela, Kenneth Kvarnström, Susanna Leinonen, Kaari Martin, Tero Saarinen, Javier Torres and Jorma Uotinen.
[2] The costumes of Tero Saarinen Company’s works HUNT[4] and Borrowed Light[5] have gained a lot of praise internationally.
In 2007 Turunen was in charge of costumes for The Eurovision Song Contest’s hosts and intermission performances.