Porvoo
city in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
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Summary
Porvoo is a municipality of Finland[1]. Porvoo ranks in the top 0.31% of municipality of finland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,986 views/month, #1 of 319).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Union of the Baltic Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Uusimaa[4]
- Country: Finland[5]
- Instance of: city in Finland[6]
- Official language: Finnish[7], Swedish[8]
- Shares border with: Askola[9], Loviisa[10], Myrskylä[11], Pornainen[12], Sipoo[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Lund Municipality[14], Kamień Pomorski[15], Tyresö Municipality[16], Dinkelsbühl[17], Dalvík[18], Surgut[19], Viljandi[20], Viimsi Rural Municipality[21], Viborg[22], Hamar Municipality[23], Hancock[24], Ventspils[25]
- Legislative body: Porvoo City Council[26]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Porvoo[27]
- Postal code: 06100[28]
- Commons category: Porvoo[29]
- Coordinate location: 60.393055555555556, 25.663888888888888[30]
- Official website: https://www.porvoo.fi/[31], https://www.porvoo.fi/sv/[32], https://www.porvoo.fi/en/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Porvoo[34]
- Population: 49,622[35], 49,928[36], 44,616[37], 44,969[38], 45,403[39], 45,730[40], 46,217[41], 46,793[42], 46,982[43], 47,404[44], 47,832[45], 48,227[46], 48,599[47], 48,768[48]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[49], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Porvoo include Porvoo Communion[51], an organization[52], founded in 1992[53].
Why It Matters
Porvoo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Porvoo is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Porvoo include Porvoo Communion[51], an organization[52], founded in 1992[53].