Alatornio
Alatornio
Alatornio – Nedertorneå | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Alatornion kunta Nedertorneå kommun | |
 Alatornio Church (1797) | |
|
UTC+3 (EEST ) |
Alatornio (Swedish: Nedertorneå) is a former municipality in the province of Lapland, Finland. It was annexed with Tornio in 1973. The 1970, Alatornio had a population of 8,575 people.[1]
UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
Notable people
- Petter Abram Herajärvi (1830-1885), satirical poet, known as the "Preacher of Limeland".[3]
- Ville Pörhölä, shot putter, olympic gold medalist
References
- ^ a b Statistical Yearbook of Finland 1971 Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Alatornio Church". Discoveringfinland.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-317-07527-1.
| Municipalities |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Former municipalities | ||
| This Lapland (Finland) location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |