Porvoo (IPA: [ˈporʋoː]) in Finnish or Borgå in Swedish, is a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately 50 kilometres 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 Porvoo. Image File history File links Porvoo. ... Image File history File links Location_of_Porvoo_in_Finland. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 31st of December 2005: Helsinki (Helsingfors) 560 905 {+0,3%} Espoo (Esbo) 231 704 {+1,9%} Tampere (Tammerfors) 204 337 {+0,7%} Vantaa (Vanda) 187 281 {+1,0%} Turku (Ã…bo) 174 868 {+0,0%} Oulu (Ule... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... A compass rose with South highlighted South is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... This is a list of towns in Finland. ... Table of Fortification, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Porvoonjoki (Porvoo River, BorgÃ¥ Ã¥ in Swedish) is a small river in Finland. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... The Diocese of BorgÃ¥ (Swedish: BorgÃ¥ stift) is a Diocese for the Swedish speaking minority of Finland. ...

Riverside storage buildings in Old Porvoo

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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 essentially the Swedish constitution from 1772), and made Finland an autonomous Grand Duchy. // Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg... A view of Vyborg from the castle tower Vyborg (Russian: ; Finnish: ; Swedish: ; German: ) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, 130 km to the northwest of St. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Treaty of Fredrikshamn (Freden i Fredrikshamn in Swedish and Haminan rauha in Finnish ) was a peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Russia on September 17, 1809. ... The Diet of Finland, Suomen valtiopäivät or Finlands Lantdag, was the legislative assembly, and successor to the Riksdag of the Estates, of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906. ... The land area that now makes up Finland was settled immediately after the Ice Age, beginning from around 8500 BC. Finland was part of Kingdom of Sweden from the 13th century to 1809, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire becoming the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825?), was Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801-1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... For the constitution of the Grand Duchy of Finland see: Swedish Constitution of 1772 The Constitution of Finland (in Finnish, Suomen perustuslaki, or in Swedish, Finlands grundlag) is the supreme source of national law of Finland. ... The Swedish Constitution consists of four fundamental laws (Swedish: grundlagar): The Instrument of Government (1974) The Act of Succession (1810) The Freedom of the Press Act (1766) The Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression (1991) There is also a law on the working order of the Parliament with a special... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. ...

The Porvoo Common Statement is a report issued at the conclusion of theological conversations by official representatives of four Anglican Churches and eight Nordic and Baltic Lutheran Churches in 1989-1992. It established the Porvoo Communion, so named after the Porvoo Cathedral where the Eucharist was celebrated on the final Sunday of the conversations leading to the Statement. The Porvoo Communion is an agreement between 12 European Protestant churches establishing full communion. ...

Porvoo Cathedral prior to the fire in May 2006

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Urban development

The town is famed for its "Old Town" (Gamla Stan in Swedish), a dense mediaeval street pattern with predominantly wooden houses. The central point of the old town is the medieval, stone and brick Porvoo Cathedral which gave its name to the Porvoo Communion - an inter-church agreement between a number of Anglican and Lutheran denominations. The cathedral was damaged by fire, started on purpose, on 29 May 2006: the roof was totally destroyed but the interior is largely intact. The red-coloured wooden storage buildings on the riverside are a proposed UNESCO world heritage site. Already in the early 19th century the authorities understood the value of the old town, and so with the need for growth a plan was made for a 'new town' built adjacent to the old town, following a grid plan but with houses also built in wood. Porvoo cathedral 30th May, 2006 Porvoon tuomiokirkko (Porvoo cathedral) is a cathedral in Porvoo, Finland. ... The Porvoo Communion is an agreement between 12 European Protestant churches establishing full communion. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... A religious denomination (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

New Housing, Porvoo, by architect Tuomas Siitonen

By the end of the 20th century there was pressure to develop the essentially untouched western side of the river. There was concern that growth would necessitate the construction of a second bridge across the river into the town, thus putting further strain on the wooden town. An architectral competition was held in 1990, the winning entry of which proposed building the second bridge. Plans for the western side of the river have progressed under the direction of architect Tuomas Siitonen, and both a vehicle bridge and a pedestrian bridge have been built. The design for new housing is based on a typology derived from the old store houses on the opposite side of the river. Yet another new development entails the construction of a large business park called King’s Gate (Kuninkaanportti in Finnish), which is presently under construction. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 430 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1376 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 430 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1376 pixel, file size: 2. ...

Suomenkylä

Suomenkylä, or Finby in Swedish, is a village north of the center of Porvoo and beside the Porvoo river. Suomenkylä has an old school founded by Linnankoski in 1898. The village of Suomenkylä has also two burial places from Bronze Age. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...

Notable natives

• Albert Edelfelt, painter
• Sami Hyypiä, soccer player
• Ville Vallgren, sculptor
• Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, Romanov Dynast
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg, National poet
• Remu Aaltonen, musician
• Hanna Ek, Miss Finland 2005

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Trivia

Porvoo is the only Finnish place having two astronomical objects named after it. 1757 Porvoo is a small main belt asteroid and Porvoo is a 9.8 km crater located in the northern part of Argyre Planitia in the southern hemisphere of Mars. A giant Hubble mosaic of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant Astronomy (also frequently referred to as astrophysics) is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earths atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). ... For details on the physical properties of bodies in the asteroid belt see Asteroid and Main-belt comet. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... Tycho crater on Earths moon. ... Argyre Planitia is a plain located in the Argyre impact basin in the southern highlands of Mars between -35 and -61 deg S and 27 and 62 deg W. The basin is approximately 1120 miles (1800 kilometers) wide, the second-largest impact basin on Mars after Hellas Planitia, and drops... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ...

Twin towns

• Dalvík, Iceland
• Dinkelsbühl, Germany
• Hamar, Norway
• Hancock, Michigan, USA
• Kamien Pomorski, Poland
• Lund, Sweden
• Tyresö, Sweden
• Ventspils, Latvia
• Viborg, Denmark
• Viimsi, Estonia
• Viljandi, Estonia

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External links

• Porvoo - Official site
• Porvoo travel guide from Wikitravel
• King's Gate Business Park

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Coordinates: 60°23′35″N, 25°39′50″E The 10 municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa in Finland are divided on two sub-regions: Porvoo Sub-region Askola Myrskylä (Mörskom) Pukkila Porvoo (BorgÃ¥) Sipoo (Sibbo) Loviisa Sub-region Lapinjärvi (Lappträsk) Liljendal Loviisa (Lovisa) PernÃ¥ (Pernaja) Ruotsinpyhtää (Strömfors) See also Eastern Uusimaa Southern Finland Regions of Southern... Image File history File links Itä-Uusimaa. ... Image:Location of Askola in Finland. ... Founded 1575 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa Area - Of which land - Rank 339. ... Founded 1575 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa Area - Of which land - Rank 119. ... Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Incorporated (city) 1745 Government  - City Manager Olavi Kaleva Area  - City 44. ... Image:Location of Myskylä in Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa Area - Of which land - Rank 426. ... Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo City manager Juha Myyryläinen Official languages Finnish Area  - total  - land ranked 374th 145. ... Image:Location of Ruotsinpyhtää in Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo City manager Markku Luoma Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 250th 366. ... Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa / Östra Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...