Porin maalaiskunta (abbr. Porin mlk, , ''"the Rural Municipality of Pori"'') is a former municipality in the province of

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It was annexed with the city of

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

in 1967. Population of Porin maalaiskunta was 8,709 in 1963. Retrieved 6 April 2014. Porin maalaiskunta covered areas like

Yyteri Yyteri (; ) is a district and a beach in the city of Pori, Finland. It is located about from the centre, bordering the Baltic Sea. The distance from Helsinki to Yyteri is about and it takes more than three hours to get there by car mainly along ...

and the

Port of Pori Port of Pori () is a complex of three harbours. It is by the Gulf of Bothnia in Pori, Finland. The port authority of Pori was established in 1780. Today the Port of Pori is a corporation owned by the city. Port of Pori has liner service to se ...

, which are parts of the present Meri-Pori district.

Notable people

Eino Grön Eino Grön, born January 31, 1939, is a Finnish American singer known for his performance of a wide range of popular music styles, including Tango, jazz, and spiritual music. Grön was born at the island of Reposaari in Pori but has lived the ...

Kelpo Gröndahl Kelpo Olavi Gröndahl (28 March 1920 – 2 August 1994) was a light-heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He won another silver medal at the ...

Johan Gullichsen Johan Erik Gullichsen (28 June 1936 – 13 May 2023) was a Finnish paper engineer. From 1989 to 1999 he was professor for Pulping Technology at Helsinki University of Technology. He was also a sailor and competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. J ...

Maire Gullichsen Maire Eva Johanna Gullichsen (née Ahlström, later known as Gullichsen-Nyströmer, 24 June 1907, Porin maalaiskunta – 9 July 1990, Pori) was a Finnish art collector and patron. She was a co-founder of the Artek furniture company. Pori Art ...

Aarne Tarkas Aarne Tarkas (until 1947 Saastamoinen, 19 December 1923 – 7 October 1976) was a Finnish film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tarkas started his career as a screenwriter for Matti Kassila film ''Radio tekee murron'' (1951) for which ...

Miikka Toivola Miikka Toivola (11 July 1949 – 26 January 2017) was a Finnish footballer. Football career He earned 62 caps at international level between 1967 and 1980, scoring 4 goals. At club level Toivola played for PTU, TPS TPS or Tps may refer to: ...

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Former municipalities of Finland Populated places disestablished in 1967 Pori 1967 disestablishments in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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