Porvoo

‘It will never get through, he said, not even in Porvoo where they take life rather easy, take things as they come, as it were.

Archive 2005-06-19 Michael Evans 2005

‘It will never get through, he said, not even in Porvoo where they take life rather easy, take things as they come, as it were.

View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2005

Hanna was going through to get her nails done and while I had an offer from Juha to check out a proper wood-fired public sauna, I'd been told a couple of times that Porvoo was a nice place just to wander around, so I figured I'd tag along and do the tourist thing while she was busy getting stars on the ends of her fingers.

Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010

So, yeah, as ye might have gathered from my Twitter feed and sporadic postings, for the last fortnight or so I've been having a wild ride of a world tour -- Chicago, London, Reading, Helsinki, Turku, Porvoo.

Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010

So, yeah, as ye might have gathered from my Twitter feed and sporadic postings, for the last fortnight or so I've been having a wild ride of a world tour -- Chicago, London, Reading, Helsinki, Turku, Porvoo.

Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 1: Chicago or Bust Hal Duncan 2010

Hanna was going through to get her nails done and while I had an offer from Juha to check out a proper wood-fired public sauna, I'd been told a couple of times that Porvoo was a nice place just to wander around, so I figured I'd tag along and do the tourist thing while she was busy getting stars on the ends of her fingers.

Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 3: Hail, Helsinki! Hal Duncan 2010

And then it was off to the picuresque town of Porvoo.

Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010

And then it was off to the picuresque town of Porvoo.

Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 3: Hail, Helsinki! Hal Duncan 2010

On March 25, 1809, Alexander opened the famous Diet of Porvoo, swearing to uphold Finland's traditional laws, customs, and religion.

Archive 2009-07-01 Matterhorn 2009

Louis and Eva, in fact, considered settling in the countryside, but decided to remain within the urban artistic environment, first in Helsinki, and later in Porvoo.

Archive 2009-06-01 Matterhorn 2009