Porvoo
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Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå) is a small town 50 kilometers east of Helsinki, Finland.
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Get in
There are buses from Helsinki's Central Bus Station to Porvoo every 15-30 minutes. Standard/express services cost 8,70/11,20€ 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).
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
Sleep
Get out
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