Culture in Porvoo

Albert Edelfelt spent 26 summers in the Porvoo region and painted more than 220 works here, several of which won prizes in Paris and were bought for museum collections. The studio, built in 1883 as the artist’s working space, functions as a studio museum. The studio exhibits drawings, heliogravures and photographs, as well as artefacts that belonged to the artist.

In 2019, a new building, Villa Albert, was completed in the courtyard of Albert Edelfelt’s studio, which houses a showroom for changing exhibitions and a museum shop.

Admission €7/adult, €6/seniors and students.
Children (under 16) accompanied by parents no admission fee.

Edelfeltinpolku 3, 06400 Porvoo
telephone +358 50 553 3290, +358 40 552 9083

Finland’s oldest Town Hall has exhibitions of works by masters of Finland’s Golden Age of art, production of top names in Finnish industrial arts, and historical exhibitions.

Do you need a guide for a certain day, time or for a bigger group? You can book a guide through a local travel agency Porvoo Tours. Guided tours can be booked in 14 different languages.

The Taidehalli Art Hall is simply overflowing with art! The exhibition space, Gallery Fikka and the Kulma gallery in the upper hall have monthly changing exhibitions of contemporary art. The permanent exhibition consisting of works from Yrjö A. Jäntti’s art collection displays Finnish art from the 1950s to the 1980s. The Konsta Art Lending Service both rents and sells works of art.

Porvoo Art Hall will open to the public 1.6. 

Open durin summer, tue – fri 10am to 4pm, sat – sun 11am to 4pm

Art Factory, 2. floor

The gallery in the centre of Old Porvoo, by Raatihuoneentori Square is one of Porvoo’s most beautiful galleries. The spacious, bright rooms, painted deal floors and tiles stoves of the building, which date back to the 18th century, help to create a nostalgic atmosphere for exhibitions. The Gallery arranges art exhibitions of high standard throughout the year.

Instagram: @galleriavanhakappalaisentalo

Finland’s national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg and Fredrika Runeberg lived with their sons in Porvoo. In their house museum the works of art, Runeberg’s hunting weapons in the ‘fox skin room’, and the porcelain in the cupboards all serve as reminders of both everyday and social life of the family. In Fredrika’s garden the scent of roses, mock-orange and fruit trees fill the air in summer.

Opening hours

Winter season 1 Sep – 30 Apr, Wed–Sun 10 am – 4 pm.
Summer season 2 May – 31 Aug, Mon–Sun 10 am – 4 pm.

Entry fees

Adults 8 €. Reduced price 6 € for seniors, students, unemployed, and group members (min. 10 persons).
Free admission for children (under 18 years), and with Museum Card or ICOM Card.
Tickets include admission to Walter Runeberg’s Sculpture Collection, open during the summer season.

Holm House, built in 1763, gives you an opportunity to see how a wealthy merchant family lived at the end of the 18th century. On the ground floor there are changing exhibitions and the Museum Shop.

Gallery ArtMarina is an art nook surrounded by nature. To reach the gallery take the Pellinki ferry and cross four bridges. The trip is worth it: Terttu Schroderus-Gustafsson’s paintings and the nature of the archipelago compete with each other in beauty and breathtaking colors.

Gallery Sofia is right next to Porvoo Cathedral. It has a permanent exhibition of Markku Halme’s paintings and Sofia Wilkman’s sculptures.

Welcome to get to know Kråkö’s boat building tradition and famous boat builders from Kråkö! The exhibition features a wooden boat under construction, which allows you to learn about the basic work steps of boat building and, for example, how a board is bent and pressed into the right shapes and what kind of tools boat builders use.

The Kråkö Boat Builders Museum is open in the summer season on the 2nd Saturday of the month 14–16 pm, in connection with village events and by agreement.

The museum is located at the tip of the Girsnäs peninsula in Kråkön in Porvoo, opposite Haikko Manor, about 16 km south of the center of Porvoo. You can get there by paved road and by boat to Girsnäs guest pier (free parking, max 4 h).

2 € adult, 1 € child. A separately agreed fee will be charged for guiding groups. Accessibility:
At the entrance outside step 16 cm.

Kråkö Bryggeri is a small brewery on the island of Kråkö, 15 km south of the center of Porvoo. You can get there not only by car, but also by sea (pier length over 100m) or even by helicopter (field on the beach).

The premises are Kråkö’s former school buildings, which have a brewery restaurant, conference facilities and two art galleries. Outdoors there is a stage, a hop garden, a natural flower meadow and a huge 15,170 m² drinking area.

In addition to restaurant services, Kråkö Bryggeri offers beer training, tasting events, conference facilities, a recreation and development day program and hovercraft cruises in winter.