of the larger rooms are used for municipal functions. Medieval castellans Various castellans, bailiffs, military commanders, governors who held Turku Castle in the Middle Ages: 1280s Carolus Gustavi early 14th century Nils Andersson and Harald Torsteinsson 1315–22 Lyder van Kyren, from Holstein 1324–26 Matts Kettilmundsson (concentrated commerce in Turku, brought a courtly and knightly culture) 1326 Karl Näskonungsson 1340 Dan Nilsson c. 1348 Gerhard Skytte 1358 Nils Turesson Bielke 1359 King Magnus IV, represented by Bishop Hemming c. 1360 Narve Ingevaldsen from Norway 1375 Bo Jonsson Grip, died 1386 1387 Jeppe Abrahamsson Djäkn 1395 Knut Bosson (Grip) 1399 the Union monarchs (Margaret I of Denmark & Eric of Pomerania) 1411 Klaus Lydekesson Djäkn 1435 Hans Kröpelin 1441 Karl Knutsson (the future Charles VIII of Sweden) 1457–63: Kristofer Bengtsson Oxenstierna 1465 Erik Axelsson Tott 1469 Sten Sture the Elder 1499 Magnus Frille (appointed by King Hans) 1501 Sten Sture the Elder 1503 Svante Nilsson 1512 Kristofer Klasson Horn In popular culture The Turku Castle is the setting for the fairy tale The Tomten in Åbo Castle written by Zachris Topelius in 1849. At the time of writing, Turku Castle was badly damaged, and just like Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame in the case of Notre-Dame de Paris, the story of Topelius had a major influence on the desire to restore this important landmark of Turku. The walls of the castle or the castle itself are also featured in many Finnish films. These include the adventure film Sadan miekan mies from 1951 directed by Ilmari Unho and drama film The Girl King from 2015 directed by Mika Kaurismäki. Gallery References Turku Castle, Guide to the Main Castle. Turku Provincial Museum. Translated by Christopher Grapes. Jyväskylä: Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, 1996. . External links Website of Turku Castle Medieval castles in Finland Photos of Turku castle History of the castle (in Finnish) Turku Castle – photos The Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea Buildings and structures in Turku Castles in Finland Museums in Turku Historic house museums in Finland