TAO – Turun Ammattiopistosäätiö

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In short

TAO is a vocational school in Turku run by a foundation, set up with the bequest of the Turku master painter Samuel Koskinen and his wife Ida; teaching began on 1 October 1929. It trains painters and surface finishers, floor layers, building sheet-metal workers and property caretakers, and also boatbuilders, who build, fit out and repair wooden and fibreglass boats, upholsterers, in industrial or traditional upholstery including the restoration of old furniture, interior decorators, and restorers of old buildings using traditional methods and materials. Teaching takes place at Teijonkatu 5, Taalintehtaankatu 10 and, for restoration, Hämeenkatu 24.

Where

Turku, Finland

Founded

1929

Crafts

Yachts and boats · Furniture and design · Fine craftsmanship

Website

taos.fi

Email

tao@taos.fi

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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