Locals’ favorites

Where do the locals spend their time and where can you find their favourite locations? We interviewed a few locals and gathered their top recommandations!

Antti Ansas

A father of three, organizer of Porvoo Jazz events and entrepreneur Antti Ansas has lived around the globe, but he cannot think of a better place to raise his children than Porvoo

Anja Kortejärvi

Anja Kortejärvi is a native resident of Porvoo. She owns an antique store in Old Porvoo and she describes Porvoo as it's own kind of charming small town

Christoffer Leka

Adventure traveler, comic publisher, graphic designer and teacher Christoffer Leka especially likes places in Porvoo that you can cycle or paddle to

Alena Müller

Alena Müller is a German exchange student who thinks of Porvoo as a small adorable city close enough to Helsinki. According to Müller, the best things in Porvoo are nature, the sea and lakes

Birgitta Palmqvist

Birgitta is an experienced Porvoo tourist guide. Read Birgitta's tips for Porvoo's restaurant and café experiences.

Laura Svärd

Laura Svärd is used to telling tourists all about J. L. Runeberg. Find out where Laura likes to have lunch and enjoy Runeberg cakes all year round.

Erkko Vaniala

A peaceful, beautiful and sophisticated city — this is how sports-loving systems specialist Erkko Vaniala describes his hometown

Annika Weckman

Already as a child, Annika Weckman decided that one day she would move to the Pellinge archipelago permanently. Now she lives on the island year-round and she does not regret the decision