 
SPORT IN PORIPori has many good teams like f.e. in football and ice-hockey. Porinians are proud of following their teams but sometimes we tend to mock our own if they play badly. If you're interested in sport, there are lots of good ways of e.g. playing football, jogging, golfing etc. Take a look at Pori-sport... Good link is also UrheiluPori (Sport-Pori) website. There you can also find sporting teams of Pori (=seurat) and latest news in the Porinian sport scene. Team championships (22) that has gone to Pori: Basketball (Women's league): Porin Veto (1951) Volleyball (Men's league): Porin Pyrintö (1957) Ice-Hockey (Men's league): Karhut (1965), Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 (1967), Ässät (1971, 1978) Football (Men's league): FC Jazz (1993, 1996) Bandy: Narukerä (1999) Water Polo (Women's league): Sentterit (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) Pesäpallo (Women's league): Pesäkarhut (2002) Rinkball (Men's league): Porin Kärpät (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009) FOOTBALL (SOCCER) FC POPA PoPa (team pic right) are promoted to First Division (congratulations) and I hope we see them play at Veikkausliiga some day. PoPa plays their games at Pori Stadium and their nickname is Sinimyrsky (= Bluestorm). PoPa website FC JAZZ (1934-2005) & FC JAZZ (post-2005) FC Jazz were two times Finnish champions (1993 & 1996) and they played at Pori stadium (at Isomäki sport centre). 1993 team is still considered as one of the best teams in Finnish football history and the final game of the season 1993 gathered almost 12 000 fans inside. Sadly, during early 2005 FC Jazz vanished from the football scene because of financial difficulties. "The King is gone but he's not forgetten..." The newly reformed FC Jazz have now taken Jazz's place in the football map of Pori. They entered the men's league in 2006 and like a rocket have moved upwards from fifth division to this season's second division. Congratulations. The Reds are back... My FC Jazz shrine Official FC Jazz website MUSAN SALAMA (MuSa) + other teams MuSa are a good alternative for PoPa and they are playing in the second division at the moment. MuSa are playing their games at Musa -district and their small "stadium" is nicknamed hilariously as Musa's Wembley. There are also other lower division teams like Toejoen veikot and Ruosniemen Visa, Karhufutis and Pihlavan TU. MuSa (Musan Salama) website RuosV (Ruosniemen Visa) website PiTU (Pihlavan Työväen Urheilijat) website Karhu-futis website ToVe (Toejoen Veikot) website NICEFUTIS Women's team Nicefutis are playing in top division at the moment (2009). The standard of women's football in Finland is rising and games are as tough as men's. And tough players Nicefutis have because f.e. Reetta Turtiainen was chosen to U18 National Team. It would be great to see more Porinians in National Team. Nicefutis play at Herralahti district and it is worthy to go and watch them play. Nicefutis website ICE HOCKEY ÄSSÄT HC Ice hockey is definitely the number one sport in Finland (like in Canada). Ice hockey gathers good amount of fans inside arenas (Ässät have average attendance of approx. 4500-5000). The game is fast and hard so there are only Men (with capital M) on the ice. Ässät have won the championship in 1971 & 1978. They won the silver at 2005-06 season and that gave us the reason to celebrate. Ässät play in the Ice Hockey Arena which locates at Isomäki Sport Centre. Pori has won four times the wanted ice hockey championship: 1965 Karhut, 1967 RU-38, 1971 Ässät and 1978 Ässät. Ässät website BANDY PORIN NARUKERÄ Narukerä was founded in 1965. They were the first Finnish bandy-teams who recruited foreigners and in 1989 the best bandyplayer in the world Vladimir Plavunov with Alexander Pershin came to Pori. They also had the first (and probably still the only) heated bandystadium in Finland. They have won the league once (1999) and again now are competing for the top prize. They play at Isomäki Sport Centre. Narukerä website RINKBALL PORIN KÄRPÄT Porin Kärpät were the first teams to attend Finnish Rinkball Association which was formed in 1990. They have won the title thrice in a row now (2004-2006) and once again they're fighting to win the title. They play at Isomäki Ice Hockey Arena. Kärpät website FLOORBALL SBS PORI & FBT PORI Pori has two main floorball teams: SBS Pori and FBT Pori. SBS play in first division and FBT were promoted to the top league last season. Both's home ground is Sport Centre (=urheilutalo). Floorball is quite popular in Finland. It is fast and reminds me somehow of hockey. There are also 8 other floorball teams in Pori but they play in lower divisions. SBS Pori website FBT Pori website PESÄPALLO PORIN PESÄKARHUT Pori has a women's pesäpallo team called Pesäkarhut. Pesäpallo is adapted from baseball with different pitch layout and different rules. Like one American once said after the game: "Pesäpallo is much smarter game than baseball". Pesäkarhut website TABLE-TENNIS PORILAISET-83 Porilaiset-83 is one of the biggest table-tennis clubs in Finland with very organized activity. Porilaiset-83 website AMERICAN FOOTBALL PORI BEARS American touch in Pori. Bears play at Herralahti district. Pori Bears website BASKETBALL BC SISU BC Sisu plays at Second Division's Western Section at the moment (2008-09). BC Sisu website INDOOR ACTIVITY BOWLING BOWLING CLUBS OF PORI Here's the list of bowling clubs in Pori and their contact info. Bowling clubs of Pori website BOWLING 4 YOU Puinnintie 4, phone +358-2-631 6600. Also pool and darts, sauna, cafe restaurant. Must place for bowling addicts. Was chosen as the best bowling alley in Finland in 2001. Bowling 4 You website FITNESS GYMS BOBBY WELLNESS CENTER Kutomonkatu 6. Phone +358-2-641 0154. BWC's website ENERGY PULS WELLNESS CENTER Herralahdenraitti 1. Phone +358-2-632 6611. Puls website KUNNON FIILIS Kalevanpuisto 54. Phone +358-2-641 5955. Kunnon Fiilis' website KUNTOTORNI Kalevanpuisto 54. Phone +358-2-633 1114. Kuntotorni's website LADY LINE Eteläpuisto 9. Only for ladies like the title says... Lady Line's website PIUKAT PAIKAT Itsenäisyydenkatu 42.Phone +358-2-633 2560. Piukat Paikat website PORIHALLI Paanakedonkatu 18. Phone +358-2-633 3034. Porihalli's website PORIN KUNTOKESKUS Sampsantie 8. Phone 0400-599 209. Porin Kuntokeskus website SENIORI CENTER Antinkatu 24. Phone +358-2-641 4425. For elderly citizens... Seniori Center website KARATE, TAE-KWON-DO, HAPKIDO AND OTHERS CHOY LEE FUT KUNG-FU Check out their website for latest news and when to begin... Choy Lee Fut website PORI KENDO CLUB First in Europe to have a Japanese style Kendo practising hall at Puuvillatehdas. Pori Kendo Club website PORI SHOTOKAN KARATE Sport-Cotton (rehearsal place), Porin puuvilla, Siltapuistokatu. Pori Shotokan Karate website PORI HAPKIDO The biggest Hapkido-club in Europe and the headquarters of Northern Europe Hapkido. Also other self-defenses included. Pori Hapkido website WAN KAM LEUNG PRACTICAL WING CHUN KUNG FU Chinese self defense. Practical Wing Chun website YOGA ML JOOGASALI Valtakatu 4. Phone 044-256 3494. Taiji, Yoga and other kind of methods available... ML Joogasali website MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY PORI BRIDGECLUB If you're into cardgames, check this site: Pori Bridgeclub website OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SAILING BSF The oldest sports club in Finland. This yacht club was formed in 1856 and their home harbour is at Kallo near Mäntyluoto. BSF website SWIMMING, DIVING AND OTHER WATERSPORT DIVING TEAM PORI This is the first diving team in Finland that concentrates only to youth diving. Formed in 1998. Diving Team Pori website OUTDOOR SWIMMING CENTRE Outdoor Swimming centre locates in Isomäki (Pori forest) and it was founded in 1957. Maauimala website MISCELLANEOUS OUTDOOR SPORT LIITOKIEKKOSEURA MUSTAVARIS (=Flying Disc Club Mustavaris) It's like throwing a frisbee but this is more complicated. Different kind of competitions available. Mustavaris website PETANQUE CLUB DE PORI Devilish Porinian Petanque since 1986. Pori Petanque Club website PORI CLIMBING CLUB If you're itching to go climbing at high walls, this is the place to visit: Pori Climbing Club website |