Varissuo

Varissuo (Finnish; Kråkkärret in Swedish) is a district and the largest suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland.

Around 60% of the population speaks an immigrant language, reflecting the suburb's wide cultural variety.

[1] 90% of students at Varissuo school speak a mother tongue other than Finnish or Swedish.

[2] The suburb was constructed from scratch on an area of previously uninhabited wetland (suo in Finnish) starting in the mid-1970s as migration from rural areas to the city increased heavily in volume.

In addition, the Itäkeskus shopping centre is located in Varissuo, as well as a University of Turku teacher training school (Turun normaalikoulu) and Turku International School.