Tornio Travel Guide

 
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  •   Tornio
    by Matyas
  • Church, Tornio, FI
      Church, Tornio, FI
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  • Church, Tornio, FI
      Church, Tornio, FI
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  • Church, Tornio, FI
      Church, Tornio, FI
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  • Tornio by night
      Tornio by night
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Things to Do  

Old Wooden Houses

Old Wooden Houses, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  You will find plenty of old wooden houses wherever you go in Tornio. ome of them looks very old, and some ARE very old. 

The Lapin Kulta Brewery

The Lapin Kulta Brewery, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  Lapin Kulta beer originates from the banks of the River Tornio. The brewery's situation makes it the most Northern brewery in the European Union. This unique fresh, light coloured lager beer is made purely using water from the thousands of streams in Finnish Lapland. 

Hotels  

Kaupungin Hotelli

 1 Review and 7 Opinions  The hotell have 98 rooms with: bath/shower, tv with payed movie channels, hairdryer, flat-iron and... 

Nightlife  

Kaupunginhotelli: Kaupunginhotelli

Kaupunginhotelli: Kaupunginhotelli, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  Not much of a nightlife in Tornio, but the best place I found was Kaupunginhotelli. (There might be more out there but I didn't found them!). At least you can drink the finnish beer Lapin Kulta there. =) Come as you are. 

Shopping  

Alko: Beer!

Alko: Beer!, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:   Beer of course! The finnish beer Lapin Kulta is brewed here. So you cannot leave Tornio without at least have bought a couple of beers. 

Off The Beaten Path  

Lapin Sodan

Lapin Sodan, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  Lapin Sodan is in finnish and means the soldier of Lappland. This is the Lapland War Artillery Monument and it is situated on the road Kromitie between Tornio and the harbour Röyttä. 

Monument

Monument, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  Another war memorial stone can be found on the road from Tornio to the harbour of Röyttä. This one is raised for 11th Finnish Infantry, who landed in Tornio with the on the 1st October 1944. 

The battle of Tornio

The battle of Tornio, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  After Allies (Soviets) made critical notes about the slow conduct of war against German 20. Gebirgsarmee (20th Mountain Army), Finns organised a landing into the port of Tornio by one division on 1st October 1944 and other coming in later. Germans decided to put an end to... 

Favorites  

Tornio

Tornio, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  The towns of Tornio and Kemi, as well as Haparanda across the border in Sweden, have a combined population of approximately 75.000. Today the region has an important role as a link between East and West. 

Monument

Monument, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  This cannon can be found beside the road to the harbour of Röyttä. It's the Lapland War Artillery Monument (1944-1945 ). The Lapland War began properly in Tornio with the landing on the 1st October 1944. Initially, the fighting was hampered by the lack of artillery. It was... 

Hartwall

Hartwall, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  Hartwall is one of the biggest brewing companies in Finland, and here in Tornio they own the Lapin Kulta Brewery. 

Tornio River

Tornio River, Tornio

 Nobbe Says:  The Tornio River is the longest free-flowing major river in Northern Europe that gains its might from faraway northern arctic hills. The nature of the river changes with each season, giving no forewarning of its surprises. 

The Place

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The People

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  Beer of course! The finnish beer Lapin Kulta is brewed here. So you cannot leave Tornio without at least have bought a couple of beers. 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Tervehdys / goddagens, I'm trying to get from Rome to Eurocity (Tornio / Haparanda) just before Christmas. I am a bit tight on... 

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A: As I said, getting to Helsinki or Stockholm isn't outrageously expensive. The problem is from there onwards. I'm even tempted to buy a car and do the drive, at least I... 

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Tornio

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 Tornio is a small town with about a population of 23,000, just next to the Swedish border and town of Haparanda. It's actual only the Tornio river that divide the two towns apart. 

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Tornio

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 Monday the 7th - Cast B leaves Raahe and stops in Rovaniemi to meet with Santa Claus before reaching Tornio. Tuesday the 8th - The cast has a pajama party! Wednesday the 9th - The cast says goodbye... 

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Tornio

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 Tornio is a border town with Sweden by the north part of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is usually just a place to stop over on the way to/from Finland. 

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Tornio church - a world heritage

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 One of the few Finnish sites on the list of UNESCOs world heritages is the church in Tornio. It is part of the Geodetic Arc of Struwe who built up a network of points between the Black Sea and the... 

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Tornio

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Tornio. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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