RUNO Hotel: Handcrafted luxury and timeless charm in Porvoo

RUNO Hotel, located in the picturesque city of Porvoo, was founded with a vision to create a homely, warm, and inviting luxury hotel experience. Every detail has been meticulously considered, blending respect for old traditions with touches of modernity.

“I often describe Porvoo as the San Sebastian or the Cinque Terre of Finland, just on a smaller scale, but with a lovely old town charm and colourful wooden houses,” says Erkka Hirvonen, CEO and co-founder of RUNO Hotel.

Hirvonen describes RUNO – which means poem in Finnish – as a handcrafted luxury hotel, where careful craftsmanship and dedication to maintaining rich Finnish heritage is at the forefront of everything they do. This is a place where culture, design, and aesthetics meet. “The history of the hotel building, Valtimontalo, and the city’s culture, tourism, and traditions have inspired and motivated us,” Hirvonen explains.

Rustic-modern design

Each room has been designed with a modern rustic ambience in mind, combining top-quality design and technology with some original features from the more than 100-year-old building. RUNO is an experience hotel that appeals to all the senses. “We pay special attention to creating a pleasant experience through sight, sounds, smells and sensations,” says the CEO.

The rooms range from small and large rooms to suites – and each room has a luxurious RUNO bathroom, where guests can indulge in some pampering. For visitors wanting to elevate their relaxation to a new level, RUNO’s Attic Sauna is a modern version of a traditional Finnish sauna. The RUNO Spa, in turn, offers a range of beauty and wellness treatments.

RUNO also serves as a stage for Finnish art with the biannual exhibitions. The concept consists of two large exhibitions per year, which feature over a hundred works by renowned artists from Finland and abroad.

In line with the hotel’s ethos, RUNO Kitchen is a combination of Finnish food traditions, handcrafted from local flavours with a modern twist. The hotel’s breakfast and weekend brunches offer an array of exquisite delicacies – and people travel from afar just to enjoy them. In addition, RUNO Bar’s handcrafted signature cocktails have been inspired by Finnish nature. “Our food is driven by our chefs’ and bartenders’ expertise, and top-class ingredients from our local producers,” says Hirvonen. “We want to pay homage to the traditions and handicrafts of the city – and give our guests a chance to experience it as well.”

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