Mertajoki
Mertajoki is a stream in Pajala socken, Norrbotten County. Mertajoki is situated nearby to the locality Köngäsenranta, as well as near Kengis.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pajala Church and Læstadiuspörtet.
Læstadiuspörtet
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Læstadiuspörtet is a rectory in the form of a cottage built of red timber located in Pajala Municipality, Sweden. Læstadiuspörtet was the home of the Swedish Lutheran pastor of Sámi descent and founder of Laestadianism, Lars Levi Laestadius, from 1851 until his death here in 1861, and now serves as the Laestadius Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pajala.
Pajala
Photo: Mestos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pajala is a small town in Tornedalen in the province of Norrbotten in Norrland, Sweden, by the Finnish border.
Mertajoki
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pajala socken, Pajala, Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.20198° or 67° 12′ 7″ northLongitude
23.4113° or 23° 24′ 41″ eastElevation
153 metres (502 feet)Open location code
9GV56C26+QGGeoNames ID
604335
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In Other Languages
“Mertajoki” goes by many names.
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Mertajoki”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Köngäsenranta and Kengis.
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