Turku and Tallinn: European Capitals of Culture in 2011

Author (Corporate)	European Commission: DG Communication
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	IP/10/1766
Publication Date	21/12/2010
Content Type	News
	Summary: Turku (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia) are to be the European Capitals of Culture in 2011. Further information: The programme will officially begin on 1 January in Tallinn and 15 January in Turku, and many events will take place throughout the year. The initiative setting up a European Capital of Culture emerged in 1985. The cities are selected on the basis of a cultural programme that must have a strong European dimension, promote the participation and active involvement of the city's inhabitants and contribute to the long-term development of the city and its surrounding region.
Source Link	Primary Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1766&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Related Links	News Euractiv, 06/01/2011: 2011 European Capitals of Culture join forces to save Baltic Sea https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/2011-european-capitals-of-culture-join-forces-to-save-baltic-sea/ Deutsche Welle, 09/08/2011: Tallinn rediscovers its shore as 2011 European Culture Capital https://www.dw.com/en/tallinn-rediscovers-its-shore-as-2011-european-culture-capital/a-15304261 Deutsche Welle, 16/08/2011: Finland's Turku reinvents itself through culture https://www.dw.com/en/finlands-turku-reinvents-itself-through-culture/a-15319079 Official Website of Turku as 2011 European Capital of Culture https://www.turku.fi/en/2011 European Commission: Press Release, 13/06/2007: European Capitals of Culture 2011 : Turku and Tallinn approved by the selection panel https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-07-813_en.htm?locale=en EUR-Lex: C282: Council Decision of 16 November 2007 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2011 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2007:282:0015:0015:EN:PDF EUR-Lex: COM (2007) 636: Recommendation for a Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2011 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0636:FIN:EN:PDF ESO Records Ex post evaluation of the 2011 European Capitals of Culture (Tallinn and Turku) https://www.europeansources.info/record/ex-post-evaluation-of-the-2011-european-capitals-of-culture-tallinn-and-turku/
Subject Categories	Culture, Education and Research
Keywords	European Capitals of Culture
Countries / Regions	Estonia, Finland
International Organisations	European Union [EU]