Pori

Summary

Pori is a city^[1]. Pori ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pori was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Pori is located in Satakunta^[4].
• Pori is in the country of Finland^[5].
• Pori's head of government is recorded as Lauri Inna^[6].
• Pori's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Pori's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[8].
• Pori's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Merikarvia^[10].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Nakkila^[11].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Pomarkku^[12].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Siikainen^[13].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Ulvila^[14].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Eurajoki^[15].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Kankaanpää^[16].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Kokemäki^[17].
• Pori's shares border with is recorded as Sastamala^[18].
• Pori followed Noormarkku^[19].
• Pori followed Lavia^[20].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eger^[21].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kołobrzeg^[22].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stralsund^[23].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sønderborg^[24].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bremerhaven^[25].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mâcon^[26].
• Pori's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porsgrunn^[27].

Body

Geography

Pori is in the country of Finland^[5]. Pori is located in Satakunta^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+83483'}^[28], {'amount': '+85363'}^[29], {'amount': '+76220'}^[30], {'amount': '+75994'}^[31], {'amount': '+75955'}^[32], and {'amount': '+75895'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and municipality of Finland^[8].

History and Context

1558 marks the founding of Pori^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pori include Pori Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37].

Why It Matters

Pori ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2] Pori has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Pori is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Pori include Pori Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Finland^[37].