Christmas in Porvoo

Porvoo, the goodwill town of Santa Claus is an experience for the whole family. Enjoy the city with all that it has to offer. Just an hour from Helsinki, Porvoo offers you enchanting events, restaurants and cafés, shopping and various Christmas markets. Stay for a while and enjoy Porvoo during Christmas time.

Upcoming Christmas events in Porvoo

Ladies First Big Band Christmas Extravaganza

30.11.2024 20:00 – 22:00

Christmas season in J. L. Runeberg´s Home Museum

30.11.2024 10:00 – 16:00

Christmas opening in Old Porvoo

30.11.2024 15:45 – 18:00

J. S. Bach Christmasoratorio

01.12.2024 19:00 – 20:30

Carousel Wednesday in Runeberg Park

04.12.2024 09:00 – 11:00

RAJATON CHRISTMAS 2024

04.12.2024 19:00 – 21:00

Pony riding at the Christmas Path

07.12.2024 17:00 – 18:00

Christmas market at Art Factory

13.12.2024 10:00 – 18:00

Erja Lyytinen & Friends: Blue Christmas 2024

19.12.2024 19:00 – 21:00

The Declaration of Christmas Peace

24.12.2024 16:00 – 16:20

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Tips for a nice stay in Porvoo during Christmas time

Porvoo’s Christmas Path 2024

Porvoo’s Christmas Path enlivens the city center from December 1st to December 22nd, Wednesday-Thursday from 2 PM to 7 PM and Friday-Sunday from 12 PM to 7 PM. Hop on the carousel, meet Santa Claus, and enjoy a glass of warm mulled wine.

Meet Santa Claus in Porvoo

Santa Claus is enchanted by Porvoo and will visit the city several times before Christmas. Check out the times when Santa Claus is in Porvoo and come and say hello!

Farm animals visit Porvoo during Christmas

The farm animals can be found at the Old Porvoo Town Hall Square on several days and one weekend at the Art Factory courtyard.

Find Fredde

Porvoo’s very own elf, Fredrik Flodbåt, or more familiarly, Fredde, has thought of hiding in various surprising places around the Porvoo area. Find Fredde and scan his QR code. Behind the code, you’ll receive a magical story

Christmas in Porvoo Museum

Christmas in Porvoo Museum takes us again back to the 18th century to visit the merchant family Holm.

Christmas time in Runeberg's home

Tune into the authentic Christmas atmosphere by visiting Finland's oldest home museum. Runeberg's home is decorated for Christmas as it was in the Runebergs' time. Festive decorations, a Christmas tree and flowers in different parts of the house show how Christmas was celebrated in a bourgeois family in the middle of the 19th century. During Christmas, the museum organizes guided tours and other Christmas programs.

Christmas in the archipelago

Pellinki Christmas Market offers experiences and unique products.

Stay the night. Find accommodation in Porvoo.

Stay for a while, spend the night in Porvoo.

Restaurants and cafés

Enjoy the Christmas spirit in our local restaurants and cafés.

Christmas presents from Porvoo

Find the most lovely presents from local shops in Porvoo.

Santa Claus and the shorehouses of Porvoo

The Goodwill Town of Santa Claus

Porvoo city is the Goodwill Town of Santa Claus. In Porvoo, the Christmas season is one of the most enchanting times of the year, and the city is filled with a unique atmosphere, scents, delicacies and events that people come to experience from near and far.

Santa Claus recommends in Porvoo

Porvoo Event Factory Oy Ab

Porvoo Event Factory takes care of the sales and marketing of Art Factory's meeting and event facilities as well as event services. Event Factory organizes Porvoo's largest Christmas market at Art Factory.

Nordic Ravintolat Oy

Bistro Sinne, Ravintola Fabriken and Sinne Catering operate under Nordic Ravintolat. Restaurateur Kai Kallio's idea is to serve authentic, clean and carefully prepared Nordic food from ingredients from local producer

Poukama

Elämyspoukama in the Porvoo archipelago offers activities for the whole family all year round. In Poukama, you can find Aurora Igloo accommodation, sauna experiences and various activities.

RUNO Hotel Porvoo

Built in 1912 at the gate of old Porvoo, the art nouveau style RUNO Hotel Porvoo is a complex whose every detail has been thought out and designed, respecting the old and looking for the new.

Hanna Maria and Kerkkoon Pumppaamo

Hanna Maria is a restaurant that has been operating in Old Porvoo for 36 years and serves traditional Finnish dishes. The company also operates café Pumppaamo in Kerkkoo village.