Haparanda

TornioHaparanda Tourist Info, Green Line, FIN-95400 Tornio +358 (0)50 590 0562, fax +358 (0)16 480 048, +46 (0)922 120 10, fax +46 (0)922 120 19 www.haparandatornio.com • tourist@haparandatornio.com • Map  Open: In summer Mon-Fri 8-19, Sat-Sun 10-18 • In winter Mon-Fri 9-18, Sat-Sun closed. Guided bus tours with authorized guides by appointment.

TORNIOHAPARANDA - UNIQUE TWIN TOWN

PLACES TO VISIT - ATTRACTIONS - ACTIVITIES

• Björka  domestic animal and pet farm, +46 70 658 3897
  including a Shetland pony, a donkey, mini pigs, reindeer, a goat, a peacock, rabbits and cats.
• Green Zone Golf,  +358 (0)16 431 711 Map
  This 18-hole golf course is split by the border between Finland and Sweden. During one round, you will cross the border four times.
• National parks of Haparanda archipelago 1 and the northern Gulf of Bothnia, +46 70 552 7636
  Cruises to Sandskär Island where cabin rentals available
• Kukkolankoski, the largest rapids in the river Tornio, is well known for whitefish netting carried out with a long-handled net as well as for its delicious grilled whitefish. Rapids shooting in a rubber dinghy by appointment. In Kukkola on the Finnish side of the border there are old fishing huts and the Myllypirtti Café, +358 (0)16 472 044.
  In Kukkolaforsen on the Swedish side of the border there is a fishing museum and a heritage village as well as guided whitefish netting,  +46 922 310 00.
• Art Museum Aine, +358 (0)50 597 1189 Map
  The Aine Foundation collection includes Finnish art from the beginning of the nineteenth century up to the present day. Apart from the basic collection, the museum stages changing exhibitions of domestic and international art. The attractive museum café provides a fine view over Kaupunginlahti Bay to the Swedish side of the border..
• Tornio Church, +358 (0)16 480 042 Map
  The church of Tornio, designed by Matti Härmä and named after the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora, was completed in 1686. The church tower is the starting point of the geodetic arc measured by the Frenchman Struwe
• Haparanda Church, +46 922 292 90 Map
  “The clean building”, as it was called by its architect, is covered with copper plates and has given rise to both criticism and praise. The church was built to replace the old church which was destroyed by fire in 1963. The new church has audiophone guiding in four languages.
• Haparanda railway station, +46 922 125 57 Map
  The railway building was completed in 1918. The railway station is Sweden’s only station with an eastern connection with two gauges. Today the building functions as a youth centre with a café. There is a permanent exhibition with historic photos.
• Alatornio church, +358 (0)40 480 042 Map
  dates from 1797. In the past the church served as the main church of a very wide area. The church, which is also a part of the Struwe geodetic line, was accepted on the Unesco World Heritage list in 2005. The municipal museum stands next to the church.
• Tornio Orthodox church, +358 (0)50 590 0562 Map
  On the orders of Tsar Alexander I of Russia a Russian military church was erected in Tornio in 1825. The present church building dates from 1884 and is dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul.
• The Water Tower café, +358 (0)400 698 206 Map
  An observation tower in the town centre. There is a café up in the tower and an observation deck with binoculars. Open during the summer.
• The Provincial Museum of the Tornio River Valley, +358 (0)50 597 1559 Map
  The museum’s sphere of activity extends from Simo to Muonio, so that the museum provides a good illustration of the history and culture of Western Lapland.
• Arboretum Park, +358 (0)400 694 638 Map
  A botanical observation park, about three hectares in area with 1000 plant species. There is a children’s playing ground on the premises. Open in summer.
  
• Taavola Farm, +46 70 383 9088
  The farm buildings date from the 19th century. The main building houses a café, a shop, and a summer museum. There also domestic animals on the farm.
  
• Alanen Perävaara. A Struwe measurement point in Karunki in Sweden. A Unesco World Heritage site.
  
• Coastal Culture Room, +46 922 210 20
  with an exhibition of old fishing equipment presenting  the history of the village. Summer cáfe.