When I encountered the medieval penitentiary documents from The Apostolic see, I was immediately taken by the local aspects. After reading the texts the past becomes alive as I walk the streets of present-day Turku. There are several intriguing mentions of the physical places of the papal letters from the medieval papal letters that give us a glimpse of the surroundings that the exponents give of their environments. Also, in the applications that originate from the diocese of Turku there are some mentions of elements from the public space of the iconic Turku market square to more detailed accounts of some buildings. It is not certain that where these buildings were exactly in Finland apart from the market square.