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.
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.
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!
The farm animals can be found at the Old Porvoo Town Hall Square on several days and one weekend at the Art Factory courtyard.
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 takes us again back to the 18th century to visit the merchant family Holm.
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.
Pellinki Christmas Market offers experiences and unique products.
Stay for a while, spend the night in Porvoo.
Enjoy the Christmas spirit in our local restaurants and cafés.
Find the most lovely presents from local shops in Porvoo.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
