Reinstates the beach at Maren

Council member Outi Lankia (C) would reintroduce Beach by Maren in Porvoo River.

apartment in Porvoo with castle hill in the background
Maren with Linnanmäki in the background.
Image: YLE / Stefan Härus
She says in a council motion to Porvoo urban national park in the year received Uusimaa Prize and the Porvoo destinations placed second in the newspaper Taloustutkimus' survey "Cities as destinations."

This year is also celebrated a Year related to the Porvoo river under the heading "Porvoo River - a living urban stream". To reinstate the bathing area right now, would sit at the right time. It would be a further step in the development of the area, believes Lankia.

Good water quality

The beach at Maren was closed in the 1960s due to water quality in the river deteriorated. In recent years, water quality has been steadily improved, as there is a justification to reinstate the bathing area, consider Lankia.

Lankia also points out in the council exercise, to åvattnets quality will continue to improve - not least because the City of Lahti launches hygieniseringsprocess in May.

A swimming area in the center of Porvoo would be a welcome and pleasant additions to the city's service offering. The bathing would also reintroduce a piece of history, writes Lankia further in the council exercise.