Pori

Pori is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta, on the country's west coast on the Gulf of Bothnia, about 10 kilometers from the coast on the estuary of the Kokemaki River. It has a population of approximately 83,000, making it the 10th most populous municipality in Finland, and was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became King John III of Sweden; it was also once, together with Turku, one of the two main cities of the former Turku and Pori Province from 1634 to 1997. Pori is known nationally for its Jazz Festival, the sandy beaches of Yyteri, and Pori Theater, the first Finnish-language theater in Finnish history; the city has burned down nine times over its history, a record in Finland second only to Oulu.