Porvoo Cathedral, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Porvoo Cathedral (Finnish: Porvoon tuomiokirkko; Swedish: Borgå domkyrka) is located in the centre of the city of Porvoo. It is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the seat of the Diocese of Borgå, Finland's Swedish-speaking diocese (Borgå is the Swedish language form of Porvoo). It is also used for services by the Porvoo Finnish-speaking community which is administratively part of the Diocese of Helsinki. The church first became a cathedral in 1723 when the diocese of Viipuri (Viborg) (now the Diocese of Tampere) moved to Porvoo after Vyborg was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad.

Porvoo Cathedral was originally built of wood in the 13th century but the first stone walls were built between 1410 and 1420. In about 1450, it was expanded 13 feet towards the east and 20 feet towards the south. It has been destroyed by fire numerous times: in 1508 by Danish forces and in 1571, 1590 and 1708 by Russian forces. In May 29 2006, the outer roof collapsed in a fire (deliberate arson) but with the inner ceiling undamaged and the interior intact. It was reopened in July 2008.

Date: 26th June 2019

Location: Porvoo Cathedral, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland