Ylitornio

The river valley around Ylitornio is bordered by boreal forest and low hills along the Torne River, which has shaped both settlement patterns and the local economy on Finland’s frontier with Sweden. The river forms the international boundary here, giving the municipality a distinctly cross-border character rather than the feel of an isolated inland town. Aavasaksa, a prominent hill near the centre, is one of Finland’s national landscapes and has long been associated with summer travel in Lapland. Across the wider municipality, scattered settlements, forests and the broad river corridor define life through every season. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Torne River valley and Finnish Lapland.

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