Porvoo Tour: Historic Journey from Helsinki, Exploring Finland's Medieval Architecture
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Porvoo
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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Johnchic
May 9, 2024
Quaint Porvo - Visiting Porvo Is a great way to do a short journey from Helsinki, but feeling like you’re in another land. Picture charming city highlights are the town squares buildings on the river and the church. Peter was our guide greeted us at our hotel talked about the history and sites of Helsinki and we walked through the streets of Porvo Learning history, eating chocolates having a coffee and then taking a walk up to the top of the urban Park and getting a view of all of Porvo. Truly a great day thank you Peter
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Kugel1212
May 8, 2024
Outstanding Tour - Our tour guide Darius was amazing. Personally, I have been to Helsinki and Porvoo before and have taken a tour, but Darius’ tour greatly exceeded my past experience with a different tour provider. Darius gave a great tour of Porvoo. The pace was good, he clearly knew many locals as he was waving to people the whole time, and the stops were a good amount of time. But the tour was more than just sightseeing. He had an incredible wealth of knowledge about not just Porvoo, but also Finnish culture. His narration really enhanced the experience. Would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone looking for a day trip out of Helsinki. One of the best tours I have ever taken.
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Monica
May 5, 2024
Town not to be missed - Pleasant trip to Poorvo, a lovely town with colorful houses on the river, surrounded by greenery and cute little shops. The guide was perfect, absolutely precise and helpful! Top!
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Colleen_a
Apr 27, 2024
Darius was a wonderful... - Darius was a wonderful host and guide. Very thorough with all the knowledge of the area and the town of Porvoo. Very relaxing and enjoyable history lesson. Would highly recommend.
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Sueann_l
Apr 26, 2024
Get out of the capital & see more Finnish history! - My mom & I went to Finland to trace our ancestry and decided to take this tour at the last minute. It turned out to be the most important part of our trip because of everything that we learned from Darius! My mom was even brought to tears at one point because some of the information he shared about the Finnish people & culture really helped her understand why “she is the way she is.” Despite some cold, rainy weather, visiting Porvoo and meeting Darius was a highlight. Highly recommend this day trip from Helsinki! :)
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Heather_b
Apr 25, 2024
FANTASTIC!!! - The knowledge the guide had on Provoo and Helsinki was amazing. There were stops along the way to taste a small treat, see local artist, taste a local candy shop treats and grab a couple souvenirs. I highly recommend this trip we came in April and it had just snowed but I bet in the summer it is spectacular. Thank you to our guide it was fantastic!!
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Jennyo1582
Apr 1, 2024
Porvoo - treat to visit. - We visited Porvoo for its history, and to get a sense of life outside Helsinki. Darius was a fantastic guide - knowedgeable, informative and friendly. Thanks for a great trip.
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Cristine_j
Mar 20, 2024
Quaint and scenic town - Had a wonderful time in Porvoo. Small but scenic and not crowded. Our guide Darius was very prompt in picking us up. He was very professional, knowledgeable and patient. He also made sure we walked safely on the icy streets. Even though the tour was only for half a day we were not rushed and he even offered to drop us off whenever we needed to be after the tour. Thank you, Darius, for a wonderful tour!
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Dream03475328404
Mar 11, 2024
perfect - Wonderful tour, the perfect guide, attentive and very helpful, spoke through the translator with all his explanations for us the entire time. I highly recommend
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Phoebe474191
Mar 10, 2024
Wonderful Porvoo, do not miss this touqr. - One of the best tours I have been on. One 3 people this early in the season. The guide, Darius, was so knowledgeable, I loved listening to him talk about the Finnish people and their country. Highly recommend. Picked and dropped back at my hotel.
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