Porvoo

Among the towns of Mainland Finland, Porvoo stands out for its surviving medieval street plan and red riverside storehouses along the Porvoonjoki River. Founded in the 14th century, it is one of Finland’s oldest towns; its cobbled Old Town rises from the river towards Porvoo Cathedral, a medieval stone church. The red-ochre warehouses on the waterfront, once tied to trade, have become the city’s defining riverside image. Porvoo also holds an important place in Finnish political history: the Diet of Porvoo met here in 1809, when Emperor Alexander I confirmed Finland’s laws and privileges under Russian rule. Browse other webcams across Porvoo and Mainland Finland to place this riverside town in a wider geographic context.

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