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Aavasaksa

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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Ylitornio, Finland
  • Also known as: “Aavasaksa (village)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aavasaksa and Aavasaksa railway station.

Peak
Photo: Swevixen, CC0.
is a sharp-edged hill in municipality in Finnish Lapland. It has an elevation of 242 metres. is famous for its sights both towards Finland and Sweden, and it is included in the list of the National landscapes of Finland. is situated 2½ km northeast of Aavasaksa.

Railway station
Photo: Tve4, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Library
Photo: Silaks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Övertorneå.

Photo: Mestos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a locality and the seat of in , with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010. It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to their Finnish twin town .

Aavasaksa

Latitude
66.37812° or 66° 22′ 41″ north
Longitude
23.69758° or 23° 41′ 51″ east
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FI AVS
Open location code
9GR59MHX+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 253927763
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
662064
Wiki­data ID
Q74768793
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Aavasaksa” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Aavasaksa (kylä)”
  • Finnish: “Aavasaksa”
  • German: “Aavasaksa”
  • Russian: “Аавасакса”
  • Swedish: “Aavasaksa”
  • “Aavasaksa”
  • “Aavasaksa (Ylitornio)”

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