Commissaris Vassiliou aanwezig bij openingsceremonie Turku Europese Culturele Hoofdstad 2011 (en)
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op zaterdag 15 januari 2011.
Androulla Vassiliou , the European Commissioner responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, attended the opening ceremony and show marking the start of Turku's year as 2011 European Capital of Culture.
The show, held by the Aura River and featuring breathtaking aerial performances, fire and fireworks, stunning choreography and music, was one of the biggest cultural events ever seen in Finland.
Throughout the year, more than one thousand events will take place in Turku, as well as in Tallinn (Estonia), which shares the title of European Capital of Culture in 2011. For more information, see the press release (IP/10/1766) announcing the 2011 European Capitals of Culture and the Turku 2011 website.