Clubs
PK
Is a nightclub aimed at a somewhat older but certainly not less drunk clientele. there are several floors, with electronic dance music in the basement, karaoke in the middle floor, and finnish 'schlager' in the largest dance floor.
Bar Kino
Live music on thursdays. most popular live venue in pori. on weekends regular, quite popular club with mainstream dance music.
Amarillo
And vaakuna are located in the sokos hotel vaakuna next to the market square. amarillo has a restaurant and a relatively popular bar, and as the place closes around 1 am, people tend to the vaakuna club upstairs. it tries to distinguish itself as a somewhat more elegant club experience. on a pori scale, anyway.
Cabaret Discotheque
A newer, popular club that is a part of a chain of discotheques bearing the same name around finland. the queue can get very long, so after midnight you might have difficulties getting in.
Bars and pubs
Coco
On the other side of market square, cosy place. mostly visited by younger people.
Havanna
In the finnkino movie theatre building promenadikeskus, draws in local 'hipsters'.
One for the Road
Two blocks west from the market square and then south. known to locals as "irkku". an irish pub with delicious toasts, reasonable prices and a unique atmosphere.
Rattis
Yrjã¶nkatu, opposite the bus station. most genuine pori experience can be found here. also jazz jams on thursday nights, with local students performing. the tulli pub on the other side of the square gets occasionally pretty "genuine", too.
Beer Hunters
Antinkatu, besides the market square. nice selection of beers, has it's own little brewery.
The main city center area is full with bars and nightclubs. They are situated at/near the main street Yrjönkatu. The agelimits are often 18, but in many it is 20. But don't worry, if you are 18, you can negotiate, and you may sometimes enter the bar/nightclub. But not always. Bartenders often ask ID from young-customers. If you are in Pori at the summer, go to Eteläranta, there are many nice bars and much to do.