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Finland-Sweden border and monument to the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence

Tornio is a town located in northern Finland, on the border with Sweden. It lies at the mouth of the Tornionjoki river, which forms the natural boundary between Finland and Sweden. Tornio has a rich cultural heritage and is known for its bilingual (Finnish and Swedish) population.

Well worth a visit.

After Tornio was granted city rights in 1621, the city's first church was consecrated in 1647. However, it burned down in 1682 after being struck by lightning. Two years later, construction began on a new church a few hundred meters northwest of the site of the old church. On July 11, 1686, the new church was consecrated and named after the then Queen of Sweden, Hedwig Eleonora. The free-standing bell tower was built in 1686-1687. In 1736/37, the Frenchman Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis used the church tower of Tornio as a measuring point for his measurements to determine the size and shape of the earth. Wikipedia

The Kemijoki was once a very salmon-rich river. The Sami have caught thousands of tons of salmon each season. Due to the many barrages, the salmon may have become rarer. There is a large fish ladder at the last dam wall before the mouth. In the summer of 2022, however, it was out of service. Obviously she needs(had) a reconstruction.

Turn east and lose an hour or turn west and gain an hour.

The first ecclesiastical mention of it was at the beginning of the 14th century when Bishop Hemminki of Upsala visited it. The city's current church was built in 1684.