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Discover Porvoo in Finland
Porvoo in the region of Province of Southern Finland with its 47,192 habitants is a town located in Finland - some 29 mi or ( 47 km ) North-East of Helsinki , the country's capital .
Local time in Porvoo is now 10:49 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Tartu, Tallinn, and Vanhamoisio. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Porvoo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bujingai Swordmaster - First Hour part 6
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Bujingai Swordmaster - First Hour part 2
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PORVOO / Unelmat on tehty asuttaviksi
Tervetuloa unelmien kotikaupunkiin www.porvoo.fi/unelmat www.borga.fi/drommar Porvoo on 50 000 asukkaan kaupunki, joka kuulostaa melkein liian hyvältä ollakseen totta. Lähellä ovat niin kaunis luonto ..
Porvoo Finland tourism: Porvoo matkailu - summer of Porvoo on Baltic Sea travel video
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Interesting facts about this location
Porvoo Cathedral
Porvoo cathedral is a cathedral in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century. It is used by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and is the seat of the Diocese of Borgå, Finland's Swedish-speaking diocese. The cathedral is also used for services by the Porvoo Finnish-speaking parish, which is administratively part of the Diocese of Helsinki.
Located at 60.40 25.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Diet of Porvoo
The Diet of Porvoo (Finnish Porvoon maapäivät, or unhistorically Porvoon valtiopäivät; Swedish Borgå landtdag), was the summoned legislative assembly to establish the Grand Principality of Finland in 1809 and the heir of the powers of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates. The session of the Diet lasted from January to July 1809.
Located at 60.40 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Porvoonjoki
Porvoonjoki (Porvoo River, Borgå å in Swedish) is a small river in Finland. The Mediaeval town of Porvoo is situated in the river delta.
Located at 60.38 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Kråkö
Kråkö is a small island in Porvoo (Borgå in Swedish) in Finland. There is a primary school for Swedish-speaking children on the island and a voluntary fire station. There used to be a few shops and a cafeteria. However these closed down in the late 1990s. There is a museum of boatbuilding, reflecting the islanders' main industry during the 19th and 20th centuries. The population was, until recent times, almost unilingually Swedish-speaking.
Located at 60.35 25.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ylike
Ylike is a small village 10 miles outside of Porvoo city in Finland.
Located at 60.38 25.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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