Ylitornio
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Ylitornio (Template:IPA; Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about Template:Convert by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about Template:Convert north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called Upper Tornio.
The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert. The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual.
The motif of the coat of arms of Ylitornio Municipality refers to the Aavasaksa hill and the midnight sun. The coat of arms was designed by Jaakko Hänninen, and the Ylitornio Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on 28 September 1953. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on 5 April 1954.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.[1]
Notable people
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
See also
- Aavasaksa, a hill in Ylitornio
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden
References
External links
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- Municipality of Ylitornio – Official website Template:In lang
- Ylitornio Matkailu – Tourist site
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