Porvoonjoki
Porvoonjoki is a small river in Finland. The medieval town of Porvoo 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 Kärkölä, Hollola and Lahti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Porvoo Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porvoo Cathedral is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century. Porvoo Cathedral is situated 2½ km north of Porvoonjoki.
Porvoo swimming hall
Sports venue
Photo: Zuissii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porvoo swimming hall is a sports venue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porvoo and Old Town.
Porvoo
Porvoo is a scenic small town 50 km east of Helsinki, Finland. One of the most popular day trips from Helsinki, its picturesque city centre of wooden houses is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Old Town
Suburb
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Porvoonjoki.
Tarmola
Suburb
Photo: Zuissii, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarmola is a district in Porvoo, Finland. It is located in the northeastern part of the downtown area along the Regional Road 170, a few kilometers south of the Highway 7. Tarmola is situated 3 km north of Porvoonjoki.
Porvoonjoki
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Porvoonjoki from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Ukrainian: “Порвоонйокі”
- Uzbek: “Porvoonjoki”
- “Luhdanjoki”
- “Porvoonjoki”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Uddas and Aunela.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kokonniemi and Lotsudden.
Uusimaa: Must-Visit Destinations
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