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Discover Pori by Hire Car

Pori is a county town in southwestern Finland, about 20 kilometres from the Baltic Sea coast.

It is a major industrial and port city and most of its nearly 80,000 inhabitants are employed in industry or services.

The location on the Kokemäenjoki River just before it flows into the sea have also meant that Pori has a port.

Sights in Pori

Pori’s city centre is dominated by buildings from the early 19th century. As in many other Finnish cities, the German architect Carl Ludwig Engel contributed to the construction of many buildings in Pori, as he was commissioned by the Russian Tsar to expand and architecturally beautify certain cities in Finland, which was then part of the Russian Tsarist Empire.

The town hall from the 1830s is a prime example of his architecture and is the main sight of the town.

But the Juselius Mausoleum, dating from 1903, is also well worth seeing. In it are frescoes of the Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. This imposing building was built by the entrepreneur Juselius for his daughter who died in infancy.

Free time activities in Pori

Culturally, Pori is most famous for its jazz festivals, which have been held regularly since the 1960s.

Furthermore, this city is home to a theatre and a very large concert hall, where the nationally renowned Pori Sinfonietta orchestra often plays.

With a hire car you can easily explore the hinterland. The unique landscape with its many lakes and dense forests have captivated many visitors to Finland.