Laitakari
Laitakari is an islet in Norrbotten County, Norrland. Laitakari is situated nearby to the suburb Palovaara, as well as near the hamlet Laiva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haparanda railway station and Tallrikarna.
Haparanda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haparanda station is a railway station in Haparanda, Sweden. It is the eastern terminus of the Haparanda Line, connecting it with Kalix, Luleå, and Boden. Haparanda railway station is situated 4 km northeast of Laitakari.
Tallrikarna
Islet
Tallrikarna is a Swedish island belonging to the Haparanda archipelago. It is located south of the Finnish island Kraaseli. It has no shore connection. Tallrikarna is situated 3½ km south of Laitakari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haparanda and Marielund.
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 6 km north of Laitakari.
Tornio
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Tornio is a city in Finnish Lapland, by the border to Sweden. Tornio is mostly a summer destination or a place to visit for extensive shopping. While it may be a good place to view the northern lights, many things are closed during the winter – without necessarily being advertised as such.
Laitakari
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.80164° or 65° 48′ 6″ northLongitude
24.0753° or 24° 4′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9GQ6R32G+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 753863513OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
452358
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In Other Languages
“Laitakari” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Laitakari”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kråkholmarna and Kukinkaankari.
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