Map of Porsgrunn, Norway

Porsgrunn is a city in Telemark, Norway, with a population of about 34,377. It lies at 59.1405°N, 9.6561°E. Porsgrunn is about 106 km (66 mi) southwest of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Skien, 8 km to the north.

Porsgrunn at a glance

Where is Porsgrunn?

• The 20th largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 08 min on the shortest day to 18 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Porsgrunn

• Skien — 8 km north
• Sandefjord — 32 km east
• Tønsberg — 45 km east
• Moss — 66 km northeast
• Fredrikstad — 73 km east
• Drammen — 74 km northeast
• Sarpsborg — 84 km east
• Asker — 89 km northeast
• Oslo — 106 km northeast
• Lillestrøm — 120 km northeast

Largest cities in Telemark

• Skien — 50,595

Largest cities in Norway

• Oslo — 1,082,575
• Bergen — 294,029
• Trondheim — 216,518
• Stavanger — 151,669
• Kristiansand — 117,237
• Drammen — 106,013
• Lillestrøm — 89,684
• Sandnes — 85,386
• Fredrikstad — 83,761
• Sandefjord — 64,345

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.