Editing Tourism in Finland (section)

=== Porvoo ===
{{wide image|Porvoon ranta-aitat panoraama 2.jpg|1050px|A view from [[Porvoonjoki|Porvoo River]] towards the Porvoo Old Town.}}
[[Porvoo]] has often been called an authentic small town<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/koti/art-2000006363042.html Yllättävän menestyvä kaupunki] (in Finnish)</ref> and has been chosen as one of the most beautiful towns in Finland on several occasions.<ref>[https://travelmelodies.com/porvoo-finland/ Porvoo – The Little Fairy tale Town in Finland]</ref> The city  is one of the six [[Middle Ages|medieval]] towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from the 14th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, the city played an important role in connection with the [[Diet of Porvoo]], when Finland, which at that time was part of the [[Russian Empire]], gained [[Self-governance|autonomy]] in the form of the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]].<ref>[http://www.porvoo.fi/index.php?mid=2439 Porvoo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719121744/http://www.porvoo.fi/index.php?mid=2439 |date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>

The Porvoo Old Town is a popular tourist destination, known for its well-preserved 18th and 19th century buildings and 15th century cathedral, the [[Porvoo Cathedral]]. The Old Town together with [[Porvoonjoki|Porvoo River]] River Valley is recognized as historically and culturally significant as one of the [[National landscapes of Finland]]. Porvoo is also culturally important in that many of the most significant writers, starting with [[J. L. Runeberg]], are largely from Porvoo or its immediate sub-region municipalities (such as [[Johannes Linnankoski]] from [[Askola]]).

Attempts have been made to make the Porvoo Old Town a '''UNESCO World Heritage''' site, but so far it has not been qualified.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11166489 Miksei Porvoon historiallinen keskusta kelpaa maailmanperintökohteeksi – Museovirasto: "Linjausten mukaan Suomen ei pitäisi ehdottaa sitä"] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.hs.fi/mielipide/art-2000006377007.html Miksi Vanha Porvoo ei kelpaa Unescon maailmanperintökohteeksi?] (in Finnish)</ref>