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View from Datapartner's office to Porvoo central square. Picture is updated every minute. Porvoo city, updates every minute. Picture can be dissy at night

In the native language of the webcam owner
Porvoon keskusta, kuva päivittyy joka minutti. Kuva voi epäselvä öisin

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Further information about Porvoo

Porvoo in Finnish or Borgå in Swedish, is a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Helsinki. The town received its name from a Swedish earth fortress near the river Porvoonjoki which flows through the town (Swedish "Borgå", "borg" meaning castle and "å" river). Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century. Porvoo is the seat of the Swedish speaking Diocese of Borgå of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. History: Porvoo was founded 1346. When Sweden lost the city of Viborg to Russia in 1721, the episcopal seat was moved to Porvoo. At this time, Porvoo was the second largest city in Finland. After the conquest of Finland by Russian armies in 1808 Sweden had to cede Finland to Russia in 1809 (the Treaty of Fredrikshamn). The Diet of Porvoo in 1809 was a landmark in the History of Finland. The Tsar Alexander I confirmed the new Finnish constitution (which was ... Read more about Porvoo on Wikipedia

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