Facts About Pori
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Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became John III of Sweden.
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The Pori has a population of 84,318, as of 31 January 2019.
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The biggest ship probably ever built in Pori was “Porin Kraveli,” completed in 1583.
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The name Pori comes from the -borg part of the original name in Swedish with a Fennicised pronunciation. The Swedish name Björneborg means Bear City, and the Latin-Greek Arctopolis also means Bear City.
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Pori is twinned with: Bremerhaven, Germany; Eger, Hungary; Kołobrzeg, Poland; Mâcon, France; Porsgrunn, Norway; Riga, Latvia; Stralsund, Germany; Sundsvall, Sweden & Sønderborg, Denmark.
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Pori is the 11th largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area.
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The city is located some 10 km from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river.
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In October 2013 Pori was the destination of MS Nordic Orion, the first commercial cargo ship ever to transit the Northwest Passage. She was carrying a cargo of coking coal from Port Metro Vancouver, Canada.
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Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region and the Pori sub-region.
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Pori has port facilities on the Kokemäen River and two outports, Mäntyluoto and Reposaari, on the Gulf of Bothnia.