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Things to do in Porvoo
11 places7 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 11 places to explore in Porvoo, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Porvoo's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Iso Linnamäki
Hill fort in central Porvoo on the Porvoo River at the edge of Old Porvoo, probably built in the Middle Ages.
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Old Porvoo
The oldest district and historic centre of Porvoo, known for its medieval street plan and well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings.
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Porvoo Finnish Church
Wooden Lutheran church in Old Porvoo, right next to Porvoo Cathedral, consecrated in 1740.
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Porvoo Cathedral
Porvoo Cathedral is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century.
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Porvoo Museum
Porvoo Museum is a history museum established in 1897 in Porvoo, Finland. The museum is the regional responsibility museum of Eastern Uusimaa.
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Runeberg museum
House in Porvoo where Finland's national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg lived from 1852 until his death in 1877.
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Porvoo Old Town Hall
The Porvoo Town Hall is a former town hall and current museum in Porvoo, Finland. It is located in the old town of Porvoo, in the immediate vicinity of the market square.
Discovery routes in Porvoo
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Old Porvoo
From the Iso Linnamäki hill fort to Porvoo Cathedral, the wooden church and the Liberty Monument, through Old Porvoo to the Old Town Hall, Porvoo Museum and Runeberg's Home.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Iso Linnamäki
Hill fort in central Porvoo on the Porvoo River at the edge of Old Porvoo, probably built in the Middle Ages.
Old Porvoo
The oldest district and historic centre of Porvoo, known for its medieval street plan and well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings.
Museums
Porvoo Old Town Hall
The Porvoo Town Hall is a former town hall and current museum in Porvoo, Finland. It is located in the old town of Porvoo, in the immediate vicinity of the market square.
Porvoo Museum
Porvoo Museum is a history museum established in 1897 in Porvoo, Finland. The museum is the regional responsibility museum of Eastern Uusimaa.
Runeberg museum
House in Porvoo where Finland's national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg lived from 1852 until his death in 1877.
Albert Edelfelt Ateljè Museum
Museum founded in 1951 in the painter Albert Edelfelt's summer studio at Haikko, Porvoo.
Postimäki
Museum and culture area in Ilola village, nine kilometres north-east of Porvoo, one of Finland's best-preserved cottager settlements, with cottages from the 1700s.
Places of worship
Porvoo Cathedral
Porvoo Cathedral is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century.
Porvoo Finnish Church
Wooden Lutheran church in Old Porvoo, right next to Porvoo Cathedral, consecrated in 1740.
Porvoo Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration in Porvoo, built in the late 1980s and part of the Helsinki Orthodox parish.
Monuments
Vapaudenpatsas
Memorial by sculptor Gunnar Finne next to Porvoo Cathedral, unveiled on 19 April 1922 and made of six large stacked stones.
Explore Porvoo with your camera
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