Kurkinen

Kurkinen is a hamlet in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County. Kurkinen is situated nearby to the hamlet Pelli, as well as near Laiva.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kalliohasu and Skratten.

Kalliohasu

Islet

Kalliohasu is a Swedish island belonging to the Haparanda archipelago. The island is located near Nikkala. It has no shore connection and no buildings.

Skratten is a Swedish island belonging to the Haparanda archipelago. The island is located southeast of island of Vasikkasaari. It has no shore connection and has no buildings. Skratten is situated 3 km south of Kurkinen.

Pensaskari

Islet

Pensaskari is an island of the Haparanda archipelago in Sweden. The island is located south of Vasikkasaari. It has no shore connection and has no buildings. Pensaskari is situated 4 km south of Kurkinen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikkala and Marielund.

Nikkala

Village

Nikkala is a locality situated in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 435 inhabitants in 2010. Nikkala is situated 3 km west of Kurkinen.

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 8 km northeast of Kurkinen.

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.

Kurkinen

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.80793° or 65° 48′ 29″ north

Longitude

23.98021° or 23° 58′ 49″ east

Open location code

9GQ5RX5J+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7469312743

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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