Taylor Hackford, was partly shot at Reposaari. Most famous athlete from Reposaari is the 1952 Olympic gold medal wrestler and later member of Finnish Parliament Kelpo Gröndahl. Local football club Reposaaren Kunto (ReKu) plays in Vitonen, which is the sixth level of Finnish football. Sights Church and cemetery Reposaari Church is a wooden hexagonal church built in 1876. The belltower is octagonal. It is often said representing a "Norwegian style" architecture. On the churchyard is the memorial of torpedo boat S2. The boat sank outside Reposaari during a fierce storm in October 1925, taking down 53 men with her. The memorial is a work by Finnish sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen. The church was the venue for the wedding of Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. Reposaari cemetery is located by the church. It is the final resting place of the Olympic gold medalist Kelpo Gröndahl. There is also a grave and a memorial stone for foreign sailors who died at Reposaari. Fortress Reposaari Fortress (Reposaaren linnakepuisto) is a coastal defence system built in 1935. It was used in World War II against Soviet aircraft bombing the port of Pori. The Finnish Navy owned the fortress until 1964. The area was restored in the 1990s and it is now open to the public. It consists of two Canet naval guns, dugouts, observation towers and trenches. Fishing port Reposaari fishing port was established in 1967. Today, it is the major fishing port in Finland. A fish restaurant Merimesta was opened in 2001. See also List of islands of Finland References Finnish islands in the Baltic Fishing communities Landforms of Satakunta Pori Villages in Finland