Porvoo

EUROPE · SIESTA · RED SHORES

Rust-red riverside storehouses, a medieval hill town and the easiest beautiful day trip in Finland.

The plan

The red shore houses

The 18th-century storehouses on the river — Finland's most photographed row.

Old Porvoo

Cobbled lanes of wooden houses climbing to the cathedral.

Chocolate and coffee

Brunberg's factory shop and a dozen riverside cafés.

Cathedral hill

A 15th-century church with the whole town below it.

Summer riverboat

The J.L. Runeberg sails from Helsinki in 3.5 slow, beautiful hours.

Fly into

Helsinki (HEL) — Porvoo is 50 minutes by bus from Kamppi terminal.

From the airport

Direct buses run from Helsinki airport toward Porvoo, or change in the city.

Getting around

Entirely walkable; bikes for the coast road.

Best time to go

May–Sep & Dec

Cheapest months

Jan–Mar

Priciest & busiest

Jul & Christmas weekends

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