Porvoo

Porvoo is a scenic small town 50 km east of Helsinki, Finland. One of the most popular day trips from Helsinki, its picturesque city centre of wooden houses is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikivoyage

Population 51,464 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Finland

• 000AnyAll emergencies
• 112AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Finland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Diocese of Borga Attraction · 540 m
• Porvoo Museum, Holm House Museum · 690 m
• Porvoo Museum Museum · 710 m
• Brunberg Myymälä Attraction · 730 m
• Porvoo Doll and Toy Museum Museum · 780 m
• Iso Linnamäki Archaeological site · 790 m
• The shore houses - Ranta-aitat Attraction · 820 m
• Itäinen Pitkäkatu Attraction · 410 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 1
• Thai 1

All 3 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Säterinniitty 500 m across 1.5 km
• Latokartanonniitty 350 m across 1.2 km
• Mäntymäki 280 m across 1.1 km
• Maari 220 m across 850 m

Getting around

• Porvoon linja-autoasema 770 m
• Porvoo 1.1 km
• Gammelbackan taxi 2.9 km
• Kiiala 3.0 km

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