60°24N 25°40E, pop (2000e) 20 900. Picturesque town in Uudenmaa province, SE Finland; near mouth of Porvoonjoki (river); second oldest town in Finland, established, 1346; bishopric; boat service to Helsinki; publishing, brewing, tourism; home of national poet, Johan Runeberg; cathedral (15th-c); cycle race and Porvoo day (Jun); Postmaki Festival (Jul).
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| Founded | 1346 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Porvoo | ||||
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Area - Of which land - Rank |
663.71 km² 654.41 km² ranked 138th |
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Population - Density - Change - Rank |
46,793 (2004) 71.5 inh./km² + 1.2% ranked 17th |
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| Urbanisation | 84.8% | ||||
| Unemployment | 8.3% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish, Swedish | ||||
| City Manager | Per-Håkan Slotte | ||||
| Home page | http://www.porvoo.fi | ||||
Porvoo (IPA: [ˈporʋoː]) in Finnish or Borgå in Swedish, is a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately 50 kilometres east of Helsinki.
Riverside storage buildings in Old PorvooVillages
Suomenkylä
Suomenkylä is a village north of the center of Porvoo and beside the Porvoo river.
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