TLO
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- For other uses, see TLO (disambiguation)TLO (disambiguation)TLO can mean the following:* TLO is a bus company group in the Turku region in southern Finland.* TLO means Technology Licensing Office, a branch of many universities....
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TLO, or Turun linja-autoilijain osakeyhtiö (Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
for Turku Bus Operators Ltd) is a group of bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
companies and the main operator of the regional public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
in the region of Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. TLO was founded in 1954 by over fifty private bus companies. Since then, the number of companies in the group has shrunk to six.
On a normal day, 52 of the group's buses are in operation on lines between Turku and its neighbouring cities. The most important destinations of TLO's bus services are:
- NaantaliNaantaliNaantali is a city in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of , and is located in the region of Finland Proper, west of Turku....
(lines 11, 110, 201) - RaisioRaisioRaisio is a town and municipality in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. The town has a population of and is located in the region of Finland Proper, neighbouring the region's capital, Turku...
(lines 11, 110, 115, 118, 119, 420, 421, 422)- the MyllyMyllyMylly is a shopping centre in Raisio, Finland. The shopping centre has nearly a hundred shops, banks, and other services on an area of , and is as such the largest shopping centre in the Turku region and second largest in Finland outside the Helsinki region. Mylly was opened in October 2001 and in...
shopping centre (lines 195, 420, 421) - KuninkojaKuninkojaKuninkoja is a ward of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 7. The ward is located to the northwest of the city centre and named after the historical area of the city that it occupies...
(lines 190, 191, 194, 195)
- the Mylly
- KaarinaKaarinaKaarina is a small city and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Finland Proper region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Finland Proper, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of...
(lines 11, 111, 116, 192)- LittoinenLittoinenLittoinen is a village in south-western Finland, centred around Lake Littoinen . The village is shared between the town of Kaarina and the municipality of Lieto, and it borders the regional centre of Turku. It started growing after the founding of a broadcloth factory by Lake Littoinen in 1739, and...
(line 110)
- Littoinen
- PiikkiöPiikkiöPiikkiö , is a former municipality of Finland. Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 6,836 and covered an area of 90.35 km² of which...
(lines 111, 116) - PaimioPaimioPaimio is a town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
(lines 109, 111) - LietoLietoLieto is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
(lines 280, 282, 285) - TarvasjokiTarvasjokiTarvasjoki is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
(lines 282, 285) - MarttilaMarttilaMarttila ) is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
(lines 282, 285) - SomeroSomeroSomero is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Somero is unilingually Finnish....
(lines 285) - RuskoRuskoRusko is a municipality of Finland.It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
(lines 191, 194, 422) - VahtoVahtoVahto is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,876 and covered an area of 77.10 km² of which 0.02 km² is water...
(lines 191, 422) - MaskuMaskuMasku is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality, which is located just north of Turku, has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich...
(lines 118, 119, 422) - NousiainenNousiainenNousiainen is a municipality of Finland. The seat of the bishop of Finland was in Nousis in the early 13th century.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of...
(lines 118, 119) - MynämäkiMynämäkiMynämäki is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
(line 118) - MerimaskuMerimaskuMerimasku is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Rymättylä and Velkua, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region...
, RymättyläRymättyläRymättylä is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Velkua, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009....
(line 112 from Naantali) - LemuLemuLemu is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Askainen, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,603 and covered an area of 47.25 km² of which...
, AskainenAskainenAskainen is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 938 and covered an area of 61.52 km² of which...
, VelkuaVelkuaVelkua is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009....
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