Autumn in Porvoo

Ship in the river, Porvoo

Porvoo is a medieval town 50 km east of Helsinki. The city's tourist attraction is the old town with the wooden houses and the paved streets. On the top of the hill rises the old church which was damaged by fire on 29 May 2006 and eventually rebuilt.

Wooden storage houses, Porvoo

On the east side of the river, the old wooden storage houses will trigger the visitor's attention. Painted red, they stand just above the river bank and captivate the eye. Being proposed as an UNESCO world heritage site, city authorities realized the potential value and began building the new part of the city following the same pattern