"Pori --- centre of Satakunta region" Top 5 Page for this destination Pori by Janni67

Pori Travel Guide: 44 reviews and 65 photos

Pori --- centre of Satakunta region - Pori

<font face="Verdana"><font color=#1874CD><font size=3>Pori was founded in 1558 (8 years later than Helsinki)
at the mouth of Kokemäenjoki River.
Those days Pori was the northernmost town of all and
an important town of commerce.
Today of Satakunta area's 240.000 inhabitants approx.
76.000 live in its' capital Pori.
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Last visit to Pori: Jul 2002
Intro Updated Nov 9, 2003
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Walk around the centre admiring old buildings and the old wooden houses. I took this photo when Pori Jazz festival was... more travel advice

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Walk around the Kokemäenjoki River bank. Kokemäenjoki river runs through Pori's centre and offers scenic views... more travel advice

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musti72 Nov 17, 2003 at 2:20 AM

Päivää Jane! Thanks for your comment on my page! Great page about Pori, I've stayed in Ulvila for one week this summer visiting some Friends and I really liked it. Will do a page about Pori, too. Terveisiä Sveitsistä!
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Knoto Nov 16, 2003 at 6:14 AM

A wonderful page!!!
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Leipzig Nov 8, 2003 at 12:30 PM

I missed this beautiful place while my stay in Finland - thanks for sharing.
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tiganeasca Nov 5, 2003 at 8:31 AM

Thanks for such a wonderful page...this is the kind of page that makes VT such a terrific place: nice pictures, helpful tips, and "insider" views.... Thank you for sharing this special place!
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seamandrew Oct 31, 2003 at 2:39 PM

Thanks for sharing your Pori page. Finland has been on my list of places to visit soon. You're pictures and insight are great. I'd love to see that Fisherman's village.
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XenoHumph Oct 31, 2003 at 2:26 PM

Great page and tips! It is nice that Northern Europe is so much into renewable energy as these windmills attest! Here, in Texas (W state...) they are hardly starting with these...But hey, where I live, houston, is the oil capital of the world!!!
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ncfg Oct 31, 2003 at 2:01 PM

Lovely place to visit, thanks for sharing.
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herzog63 Jan 5, 2003 at 2:37 PM

The Beach looks wonderful!! Pori looks like a Great Town to visit!!
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tessy Jan 5, 2003 at 2:34 PM

What a beautiful place to visit!
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johanl Jan 5, 2003 at 1:14 PM

would like to visit Finland