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Porvoo old town - panoramio
Porvoo, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Paul Berzinn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Porvoonjoki

Kayak spot · Finland

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 9 kn gusting 20, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 80 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
30kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 380, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 877, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1178, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Porvoonjoki
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov82, good5 kn10kn8°C2.7 mm
Tue 3Nov80, good8 kn25kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good7 kn13kn5°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good9 kn20kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good10 kn21kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, good12 kn30kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good5 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good4 kn14kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good4 kn10kn6°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good6 kn14kn6°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Porvoonjoki

A launch on the Porvoonjoki. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away. The town to stay in is Porvoo. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Porvoonjoki
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,450–US$2,720 each

about US$1,450–US$2,720 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HEL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$576
Food7 days eating outabout US$335–US$623
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,450–US$2,720

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Porvoo

Closest

Porvoo

about 15 min by car · 19 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 19 places to stay in Porvoo · Booking.com

About Porvoo its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 25m

About 14h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 1h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayakomat 6.6 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits