Porvoo

Porvoo Porvoo – Borgå
City
Porvoon kaupunki Borgå stad
A view of buildings in the Porvoo Old Town, including the Porvoo Cathedral
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°23′40″N 25°39′50″E / 60.39444°N 25.66389°E / 60.39444; 25.66389
Country	Finland
Region	Uusimaa
Sub-region	Porvoo sub-region
City rights	1347[1] or c. 1380[2]
Government
• City manager	Jukka-Pekka Ujula
Area  (2018-01-01)[3]
• Total	2,139.81 km2 (826.19 sq mi)
• Land	654.56 km2 (252.73 sq mi)
• Water	1,484.49 km2 (573.16 sq mi)
• Rank	131st largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[4]
• Total	51,289
• Rank	19th largest in Finland
• Density	78.36/km2 (203.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [5]
• Finnish	63.7% (official)
• Swedish	27.8% (official)
• Others	8.5%
Population by age [6]
• 0 to 14	16.7%
• 15 to 64	61.5%
• 65 or older	21.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.porvoo.fi/en/

Porvoo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈporʋoː]; Swedish: Borgå [ˈborːɡo] ^ⓘ; Latin: Borgoa) is a city in Finland. It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland. Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately 51,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 59,000. It is the 19th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 15th most populous urban area in the country.

Porvoo is located on the southern coast of Finland, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the city border of Helsinki and about 50 kilometres (30 mi) from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval towns of Finland, along with Turku, Ulvila, Rauma, Naantali and Vyborg, and is first mentioned as a city in texts from the 14th century. Porvoo is the seat of the Swedish-speaking Diocese of Borgå of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Porvoo briefly served as the capital of the former Eastern Uusimaa region.^[8]

Porvoo Old Town (Finnish: Porvoon vanhakaupunki; Swedish: Borgås gamla stan) is a popular tourist destination,^[9] known for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings, and the 15th-century Porvoo Cathedral. The Old Town and the Porvoonjoki River Valley are recognized as, together, one of the National landscapes of Finland. ^[10]

Porvoo is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 64% Finnish speakers, 28% Swedish speakers, and 8% speakers of other languages.

The municipalities neighbouring Porvoo are Askola, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Pornainen, and Sipoo; and the sub-region maintained by Porvoo includes Askola, Myrskylä and Pukkila.