Pori (
Swedish Björneborg) is a
city and
municipality on the west coast of
Finland. The city is located some 15&_160;kilometres (9&_160;mi) from the
Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the
Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland. Pori is part of the
province of
Western Finland and is the most important town in the
Satakunta region.
The municipality has a population of 76,562 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,372.04&_160;square kilometres (529.75&_160;sq&_160;mi) of which 854.9&_160;km2 (330.1&_160;sq&_160;mi) is water.[1] The population density is 148.05&_160;/km2 (383.4&_160;/sq&_160;mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Pori is the 11th largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area.
The Neo-Gothic Juselius Mausoleum, located in the Käppärä cemetery in central Pori, was built in 1903 by the wealthy industrialist F.A. Juselius for his daughter Sigrid who died when she was only 11 years old. The Mausoleum was designed by the architect Josef Stenbäck. The Mausoleum originally had frescoes painted by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, but these decayed after a short time. The frescoes were restored by Akseli's son Jorma Gallen-Kallela using his father's sketches.
Pori is known, among other things, for the sandy beaches of Yyteri and for hosting Pori Jazz, an annual international jazz festival.
