Ylitornio
It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called Upper Tornio.
The municipality has a population of 3,765 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 2,212.47 square kilometres (854.24 sq mi) of which 183.83 km (70.98 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual.
A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.[1]
Notable people
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
See also
- Aavasaksa
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden