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Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå) [1] is a small town 50 kilometers east of Helsinki, Finland.

Contents 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out

Get in

There are buses from Helsinki's Central Bus Station to Porvoo every 15-30 minutes. Standard/express services cost 9,00/11,20€ one-way and take 55/65 minutes, so the surcharge is hardly worth it — the expresses just stop in Porvoo on their way to points further east.

During summer months, there's a museum train (Lättähattu Dm7) going from Helsinki to Porvoo once a week (saturdays). Another possibility to get there is with m/s Runeberg boat.

Get around

Porvoo is small enough to see by foot. In the summer time there is also a carriage ride and tourist train possibilities.

See

The town is famed for its many wooden buildings, picturesquely perched by the Porvoo River (Porvoonjoki).

The Porvoo Doll and Toy Museum is open during summer months (June-July). reservations can be made outside the season for groups of 20 or more. For more information, see http://www.lelumuseo.com/

Do

Buy

In the old part of Porvoo there are lots of lovely little shops where you can buy anything from dollhouses to hand made jewelry.

Eat

Drink

• The Giggling Marlin, downtown. A dance club located in the basement of a downtown builing. It is quite busy, filled with youth from Porvoo and the surrounding area. To see such a busy club in contrast to the typical daytime Porvoo is an interesting juxtaposition.

Sleep

Hotels: Seurahovi, Sparre, Hotel Porvoon Mitta, Haikko Manor, Hotel Onni

Hostels: Porvoo Hostel, Gasthaus Werneri, Motel On Line

Camping & cottages: Porvoo Camping Kokonniemi

Get out

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