Ylitornio (Swedish: Övertorneå) is a Finnish municipality located
in the southwestern part of Lapland. The municipality is home to
3,905 people and covers an area of 2,212.47 km2, of which 184.43 km2
are water bodies. The population density is 1.93 inhabitants / km2.
The neighboring municipalities are Pello, Rovaniemi, Tervola and
Tornio on the Finnish side and Övertorneå on the Swedish side.
The Ylitornio of Finland (and Pello) and the Ylitornio of Sweden
formed one unified parish before 1809, when the border of peace in
Hamina divided it in two. At that time, the current Pello also
belonged to the parish of Ylitornio.
The name Ylitornio bends
in foreign local places (Ylitornio, Ylitornio, Ylitornio) unlike its
neighbor Tornio (in local places in Tornio, Tornio, Tornio).
About 10 kilometers north of the municipal center is a 242 meter high danger, Aavasaksa, which is one of Finland's 27 official national landscapes. In Aavasaksa you will find a café-restaurant, a ski resort and accommodation services. The municipal center is located in the lush Tornio River Valley, which is a traditional farmland. The landscape is dominated by the Torniojoki River and rugged dangerous landscapes.
The Finnish side of Ylitornio and Övertorneå Sweden
side together form a historically, linguistically and culturally
unique entity. Three languages are spoken in the region: Finnish,
Swedish and Meänkieli.
Transport
Ylitornio has good road
connections. Highway 21 runs west of the municipal center, and
Kylänraitti itself, Alkkulanraitti, runs right in the immediate
vicinity of the highway. All services and services can be found in
the service concentration of the Raitti arm in a strip-like setting.
Ylitornio has a border crossing point on the Swedish side in the
village of Aavasaksa, and regional roads 932 to Raanujärvi and 930
via Mellakoski to Muurola also leave from Aavasaksa. Seututie 929
also branches from Mellakoski to Tervola. It is 63 kilometers along
Highway 21 to Tornio and 60 kilometers to Pello. On the Swedish
side, the center of Övertorneå to Matarenk is about 8 kilometers
from the center of Ylitornio.
Ylitornio has a railway station
where all VR passenger trains to and from Kolari stop.