Haparanda Attractions

Haparanda (Finnish Haaparanta) is Tornio's Swedish neighbor and counterpart, on the west bank of the Torneälv (Tornionjoki). The town was founded in 1809, after Tornio, together with the rest of Finland, had passed to Russia. The boundary wall in the sports ground to the north of the town is a relic of these earlier frontier confrontations: the present frontier between Sweden and Finland is now regarded by both sides as the most peaceful frontier in the world. Haparanda is Sweden's most easterly town.

During the First World War Russia and the Central Powers exchanged prisoners of war unfit for further service through Haparanda.