Porvoo Orthodox Church

Porvoo Cathedral

The central point of Porvoo with medieval, stone and brick - the Porvoo Cathedral. It's one of main attraction for this old medieval town.

Beautiful Old Church in Porvoo

Our guide took us for a ride to Porvoo, which is a charming village of wooden houses about an hour outside of Helsinki. We visited this church, built in 1450, and containing some symbols of ancient Ch...

A typical orthodox church. Very small

We visit the churhc many times a year for weddings and baptisms. The church is only open on pre-announced schedule so if you want to visit, make sure it's open for the public. The church is very small...

Difficult to visit inside

There is no information about the opening times, so it's a matter of luck if it is open or not. The garden and the graveyard are also nice for a short visit.

Travel to the fairy tale

Original Text

50 km east of Helsinki there is a small town with a population of just over 50,000 people. It is Porvoo, the oldest after Turk city of Finland, which the first mentions date back to 1380. Sta ...