Pori

[ pawr-ee; Finnish paw-ree ]

noun

1. a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.

Pori

/ ˈpɔri /

noun

1. a port in SW Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Pop: 76 189 (2003 est) Swedish nameBjörneborg

Example Sentences

He started his coaching career in 1987 as a part-time assistant at Cal Poly and coached linebackers at the College of the Desert before spending a year in Finland leading a semipro team called the Pori Bears.

From Washington Post

One year at Finland’s Pori jazz festival, Espi reported an event media partner who drunkenly started talking about Nazis “and going deep on this really racist stuff to my face”.

From The Guardian

The 24-year-old native of Pori, Finland, has scored seven goals and had 13 assists for 20 points in 53 games this season, matching a career high in goals while setting personal bests in assists and points.

From Washington Times

Yyteri beach, near the city of Pori, is a 5km stretch of powder-soft sand backed by dunes and pine forests.

From The Guardian

Graphic “Yeah, we Finns like to shop for liquor in Estonia,” says Janne Mattila, a salesman from Pori, as he sips a cocktail in a swanky old town bar.

From The Guardian