Alatornio

Alatornio is a former municipality in the province of , . It was annexed with in 1973. In 1970, Alatornio had a population of 8,575 people.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former municipality of Finland, now part of Tornio
  • Also known as: Nedertorneå” and “Nedre Torneå

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alatornio Church and Haparanda railway station.

Church

Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haparanda and Kiviranta.

is a city in Norrbotten, at Sweden's easternmost point. The town of is just across the Torne River. It is a great gateway to the wild north of Scandinavia.

Suburb
Photo: Methem, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4 km north of Alatornio.

Suburb
is a locality situated in , , with 1,726 inhabitants in 2010. It was built as a suburb to in the 1970s and then got the name Mattila after a small village in the neighbourhood. is situated 4 km northwest of Alatornio.

Alatornio

Latitude
65.82577° or 65° 49′ 33″ north
Longitude
24.167° or 24° 10′ 1″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9GQ6R5G8+8R
Geo­Names ID
661372
Wiki­data ID
Q830009
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Alatornio” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الاتورنيو
  • Danish: Alatornio
  • Danish: Nedertorneå
  • Esperanto: Alatornio
  • Estonian: Alatornio
  • Finnish: Alatornio
  • Finnish: Nedertorneå
  • French: Alatornio
  • Galician: Alatornio
  • Galician: Nedertorneå
  • German: Alatornio
  • German: Nedertorneå
  • Inari Sami: Vyelituárnus
  • Irish: Alatornio
  • Italian: Alatornio
  • Japanese: アラトールニオ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alatornio
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nedertorneå
  • Norwegian: Nedertorneå
  • Persian: الاتورنیو
  • Portuguese: Alatornio
  • Russian: Алаторнио
  • Russian: Торнио
  • Spanish: Alatornio
  • Swedish: Alatornio
  • Swedish: Nedertorneå, Finland
  • Swedish: Nedertorneå
  • Uzbek: Alatornio
  • Welsh: Alatornio
  • Alatornio

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kokkokangas and Alatornion pitäjämuseo.

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