Organ of Turku Cathedral, Finland

In 1980, the organ builder, Veikko Virtanen, built the present organ of Turku Cathedral. As can be seen from the prospectus, the stoplist with its 75 stops is in the tradition of the North German organ movement. Nevertheless, the organ is also suitable for Romantic and Symphonic organ works thanks to its richly scored Swell. Despite its imposing size, the key action is mechanical. A special feature is a single-manual console in the lower choir gallery, which can be used to electrically control the organ’s Rückpositiv for continuo purposes.

Organ of Turku St. Michael’s Church

With 52 stops, the organ of St. Michael’s Church in Turku, built in 2002 by the Swedish organ-building company, Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri AB, is somewhat smaller than the cathedral organ, but with a Symphonically-inspired stoplist just as rich. The simple prospect picks up designs of the early 20th century and has clear parallels to the prospect of the Walcker organ in Tampere Cathedral. Despite the manageable size of the room, the organ has two 32′ stops, including a full-length 32′ Kontrabombarde.