Porsgrunn: facts

At a glance

• Country: Norway
• Region: Telemark
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 34,377
• Coordinates: 59.1405° N, 9.6561° E
• Time zone: Europe/Oslo (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krone (NOK)
• Distance to the capital, Oslo: 106 km (66 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF): 35 km (22 mi), straight line
• Kristiansand Airport (KRS): 138 km (86 mi), straight line
• Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL): 142 km (89 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Skien: 8.1 km (5.1 mi)
• Langesund: 16 km (10 mi)
• Siljan: 17 km (10 mi)
• Larvik: 24 km (15 mi)
• Ulefoss: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Drammen, 74 km (46 mi)