Porvoo Tour: Historic Journey from Helsinki, Exploring Finland's Medieval Architecture

Embark on a historic journey from Helsinki to Porvoo, Finland’s second oldest city. Explore the medieval architecture, wooden houses, and cultural aspects of the Finnish nation.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Simolin Oy Ab - The oldest supermarket in Finland
  • Cathedral of Porvoo - Medieval church
  • Castle Hill - Iron age castle hill
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Guide
Additional Information

The journey to Porvoo is roughly a 40-minute drive. During the trip, we will share with you about Finland’s history and the cultural dynamics of its people. Porvoo holds the title of Finland’s second oldest city and is best known for its ‘Old Town’ which features wooden houses placed closely together in a medieval style. Famed personas such as Johan Ludvig Runeberg and Albert Edelfelt hails from this town. We’ll also tour the market square, King’s hotel, Merchant homes, and a Toy Store.

Location
Simolin Oy Ab
Simolinintie
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Maroubra53
Sep 23, 2024
Awesome trip to Parvoo with a knowledgeable guide. - Excellent trip to the small town of Porvoo which is beautiful, but the best part of the trip was our guide Darius talking about all things Finnish. It's History, language culture and community values. We learnt so much from him on our drive to and from Porvoo. He also has a great amount of knowledge about the history of Porvoo. Definitely try the coffee and cake at the shop he will take you to, delicious. Highly recommended tour, thank you Darius.
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Russr
Sep 21, 2024
Excellent guide in Helsinki and Porvoo - We had an excellent two days of touring with Darius. Our first day was 4.5 hours walking through central Helsinki. There is a lot to see and learn. We were really impressed with the city. On our second tour, Darius drove us to Porvoo which is a completely different experience - giving us a chance to see the countryside and to visit the UNESCO site of Porvoo. Darius was thoughtful, professional, interesting and easy to talk to. It's always great to work with someone who is self-employed and takes his work seriously and enjoys what he or she does for a living.
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Paul_f
Sep 5, 2024
Beautiful town well worth a visit - Delightful guide full of interesting information Parvoo beautiful town with an interesting history Would recommend this to supplement a Helsinki visit
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David_p
Sep 2, 2024
Excellent tour - We were picked up at the hotel at the time scheduled. On the way to Porvoo Darius provided a lot of information on the history of Finland and about the people of Finland. During the walk around Porvoo he provided information about the history of Porvoo and its people. The tour and guide were excellent.
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Andrewb
Aug 29, 2024
A very interesting, fun and informative day - This tour is a great way to see some of the countryside outside Helsinki and to learn more about the history, geography and customs of the country. Provo is a very interesting town with lots to see and lots of unique history and sites to see. We were very lucky to have Darius as our guide - he was outstanding and one of the best guides we have had for any of our tours.
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Fazal_k
Aug 28, 2024
Porvoo....a little laid back town - Private tour of 4 persons (2 of us + 2 others) plus guide. Very knowledgeable and experienced guide who showed us all parts of time and provided a very detailed history. Hotel pick up and drop off was included approx 4-5 hours
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Stephen_s
Aug 27, 2024
Thumbs up - Darius was awesome. On time, plenty of interesting information and a good sense of humor. Highly recommend.
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Abarker02
Aug 27, 2024
An excellent tour of the countryside and the town - This tour includes a very pretty 40 minute drive through the countryside while your guide provides lots of interesting information about the country, the history, important events etc. Porvoo itself is a beautiful town and the guided walk is interesting and very informative. We were very fortunate to have Darius as our guide - he was definitely one of the most knowledgeable and interesting guides that we have met during our travels around Europe.
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Erick_s
Aug 19, 2024
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TOUR - ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TOUR. Love the tour. Love Porvoo. Darius is one amazing tour guide. He fed us with absolute significant facts and stories about Porvoo. Make me one to stay in Porvoo and enjoy living a simple life there.
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Michelle_f
Aug 19, 2024
Nice way to spend the morning! - The guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history and didn’t push the shopping too much. It was a nice break from central Helsinki.
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