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Pori (Swedish: Björneborg, Latin: Arctopolis) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland.
The city is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river, which is the largest in Finland.
It was established in 1558 by John III (Finnish: Juhana III or Juhana-herttua). Pori is the capital of the Satakunta region.
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25th Pori Jazz 7 Jul 1990
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10p Coat of Arms Postal Card 1887 Bjorneborg to Uleaborg.
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BJORNEBORG boxed dated cancel with ANK box cancel on 10 kop manuscript cancel letter c. 1868
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