Porvoonjoki

Porvoonjoki is a small river in . The medieval town of is situated in the river delta. It is the main river of the Porvoonjoki drainage system, the sources of which are located on the southern slopes of Salpausselkä in , and .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river of Finland
  • Also known as: “Borgå å”, “Porvoojoki”, and “Porvoonjoki River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porvoo Hospital and Porvoo Cathedral.

Hospital
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Church
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is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in , . It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century. is situated 2½ km north of Porvoonjoki.

Sports venue
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is a sports venue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porvoo and Old Town.

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is a scenic small town 50 km east of , . One of the most popular day trips from Helsinki, its picturesque city centre of wooden houses is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Porvoonjoki.

Suburb
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is a district in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the downtown area along the Regional Road 170, a few kilometers south of the Highway 7. is situated 3 km north of Porvoonjoki.

Porvoonjoki

Latitude
60.37514° or 60° 22′ 31″ north
Longitude
25.67531° or 25° 40′ 31″ east
Open location code
9GG79MGG+34
Geo­Names ID
640896
Wiki­data ID
Q1789447
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Porvoonjoki” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Porvoonjoki”
  • Cebuano: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Chinese: “波爾沃河”
  • Czech: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Finnish: “Borgå å”
  • Finnish: “Porvoojoki”
  • Finnish: “Porvoonjoki”
  • French: “Porvoonjoki”
  • German: “Borgå å”
  • German: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Hebrew: “נהר פורבו”
  • Irish: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Japanese: “ポルヴォー川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Borgå å”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Borgå å”
  • Norwegian: “Borgå å”
  • Persian: “پوروونیوکی”
  • Portuguese: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Swedish: “Borgå å”
  • Swedish: “Borgå Å”
  • Swedish: “Borgåå”
  • Swedish: “Porvoojoki”
  • Swedish: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Turkish: “Porvoonjoki”
  • Ukrainian: “Порвоонйокі”
  • Uzbek: “Porvoonjoki”
  • “Luhdanjoki”
  • “Porvoonjoki”

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