Alkunsaari
Alkunsaari is an islet in Tornio, Sea Lapland and Torne River Valley, Finnish Lapland. Alkunsaari is situated nearby to the village Ala-Raumo, as well as near Yli-Raumo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tornio East railway station.
Tornio East railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Str4nd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tornio East railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Alkunsaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiviranta and Haparanda.
Haparanda
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Haparanda is a city in Norrbotten, at Sweden's easternmost point. The Finnish town of Tornio is just across the Torne River. It is a great gateway to the wild north of Scandinavia.
Marielund
Suburb
Marielund is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,726 inhabitants in 2010. It was built as a suburb to Haparanda in the 1970s and then got the name Mattila after a small village in the neighbourhood. Marielund is situated 7 km west of Alkunsaari.
Alkunsaari
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Finland
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Tornio, Kemi-Tornio, Sea Lapland and Torne River Valley, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.86799° or 65° 52′ 5″ northLongitude
24.25073° or 24° 15′ 3″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9GQ6V792+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 69354289OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Alkunsaari” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Алкунсари”
- Cebuano: “Alkunsaari”
- Finnish: “Alkunsaari”
- Swedish: “Alkunsaari”
- Turkish: “Alkunsaari”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ala-Raumo and Yli-Raumo.
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