
Pori is probably best known for its annual jazz festival in July that lasts for nine days. The concerts take place in in the Kirjurinluoto concert park on the riverside. However, this year concerts took place in the recently opened stadium as well, a stadium that offers room for some 40,000 jazz lovers.
Besides that, Pori is a modern and important seaport town and its Yyteri beach has made it into a popular holiday resort.