Culture

Porvoo residents of all ages, summer visitors, and tourists can enjoy a wide variety of events and activities throughout the year across the city and online. In addition to the city’s cultural services, Porvoo is home to many creative actors who offer diverse art and cultural experiences.

Topical events

Uusimaa Culture Market 2025

Porvoo Cultural Services will participate in the Uusimaa Culture Market in Helsinki Music Centre on September 23, 2025.

Museums and art exhibitions

Porvoo Art Hall

The exhibition venue consists mostly of modern art exhibitions that change every month.

Gallery Vanha Kappalaisentalo

Art exhibitions and atmosphere in a valuable 18th century building in the middle of Old Porvoo.

Runeberg's Home

The original house of Finland’s national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and his wife Fredrika (1807–1879).

Porvoo Virtual Art Gallery

A realistic 3D-modeled art museum. On display are paintings, graphics, and sculptures from the collections of the City of Porvoo and the Porvoo Museum.

Walter Runebergs Sculpture Collection

Please note that the sculpture collection is currently closed. You can view the collection on our website.

Culture for children

Kids’ Manor

Children’s culture will take over Näsin Kartano again in May-June 2026, as a group of local children’s culture professionals, together with the citys Cultural Services, will take charge of the manor.

Aikuinen ja lapsi juoksee toisiaan vastaa taidenäyttelyssä

Children´s Art Hall

Children's art hall open 12.9.2025-1.2.2026. Children’s Art Hall in Porvoo Art Hall and invites families with children to learn, experience and marvel.

Art programs, competitions and services for artists

Open call for art exhibitions

Artist residency in the Art Factory

Porvoo Art Factory waterfront block open art competition

City grants

River Carnival by the Porvoo river with a water show dancing waters.

Upcoming events in Porvoo

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