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Monuments in Haparanda
Amanda
This statue of the beautiful nymph Amanda is in Haparanda market place.
Cholera grave, Salmis
In 1866, a Stockholm ship arrived at the Haparada harbour in the village of Salmis. The crew and passangers had been taken ill with cholera and they were cared for in a village house. Thirty people succumbed to the disease, as did the county doctor Joshua Wretholm. The grave has been restored and there are signs from the village road. The buildings used as the cholera hospital is also still standing.
Crown Stone
Situated in Kukkolaforsen Rapids beside a Lappish tent. In order to control more easily the state´s interest in taxation, all fixed fishing locations on the river Tornionjoki were inventoried in 1741.
Invalid Monument
Situated in the churchyard. During World War I the International Red Cross exchanged about 75 000 invalids via Tornio and Haparanda. Of the prisoners, who were Austrians, Hungarians and Turks, 218 died during the transportation between 1914-1918. They were buried in Haparanda.
Kings Stone in Keräsjoki
King Gustav III carried out his coup-d-état in 1772. The farmers of the Alatornio and Ylitornio villages were allowed to "spontaneously" emphazise the influence of the coup-d-état, and its blessings, by raising a monument to show their favour. The marble memorial on a granite base was dedicated with great ceremony in 1775.
King´s Stone
This monument is to be found in the market place and was erected to commemorate the visit of King Gustav VI Adolf to Haparanda on 18 June 1952. Memorial for the Peace of 1809 Situated in the customs Park in Haparanda. The governor of Norrbotten, Curt Boström, unveiled the 180-year celebration statue.
Memorial stone
Situated in the Customs Park. It has been raised as a mark of gratitude for the Swedish volunteers who participated in Finlands War of Independence 1918, The Winter War 1939-1940 and the Continuation War 1941-1944.
Mia Greens park and statue
Mia Green was a photographer in Haparanda from 1897 to the beginning of the 1940s. She documented the most dramatic events of our region from the beginning of the 20th century until World War II.
Nikkala Stone Bridges
The predecessor of the present road E4 was called "Nordstigen" or the coastal road, which had been for centuries the main road in Norbotten. Originally it had only been a riding track and only at the end of the 17th century work began, to make it suitable for wheeled traffic. The villagers raised a memorial stone in commemoration of the completion of the bridge.
Palovaara Monument
The monument was erected to commemorate a fatal explosion on 3 July 1944, when 14 conscripts died during mine- clearing operations just outside the town of Palovaara. The monument was unveiled in 1984.
Salmis harbour
Purranlahti, in Salmis served as Tornio´s outer harbour since the 17th century. In the 1870s it became Haparanda harbour. In days gone by, Salmis harbour was a very busy and well- known place. A stone was erected to commemorate the harbour in 1992.
Seskarö hunger strike
In May 1917, the employees of Seskarö sawmill had to use force to buy bread because there were no meal cards. The authorities called soldiers to the scene, but the civic troops disarmed them. Eight poeple were sentenced for the uprising. The memorial unveiled in 1967 commemorates this tragic event.
Sign "Haparanda in centrum"
Situated by the old customs building in Haparanda. Shows names and distances to places with historical and tourist connections with Haparanda. A gift from the homesociety 1982.
Stone Age settlements Kärrbäck
The remains of the Stone Age settlements at Kärrbäck are some of the best preserved of their kind in Sweden. Located on the northern outskirt of the town of Haparanda, in anceint times Kärrbäck used to be on the coast.
The Bridge statue
Located in the market place in Haparanda. It was erected in 1992 on Haparanda city´s 150 year birthday. Sculptor: Bo Holmlund
The first coastal road from Stockholm to Turku
The first highway following the coast from Stockholm to Turku was completed in 1689. The commemorative stone, which has somewhat deteriorated with time, bears the inscription CX 1689.
The War Child Monument "Separation"
The monument was erected in commemoration of approximately 80 000 Finnish children who were moved during the World War II from Finland at war to Sweden at peace. The monument is situated in Custom Park in Haparanda and it was unveiled in 2005 by the King Carl XVI of Sweden and the President of Finland Tarja Halonen. Sculptress: Anna Jäämeri-Ruusuvuori.
MONUMENTS IN TORNIO
Aino Monument
Situated in the Sibelius Park. Aino is a figure in Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.
Jääkäri Monument
In Apteekinpuisto Park. The memorial plaque of the infantry has been unvieled in three different places of the town.
Lapland War 1944-1945 Artillery Monument
Situated on the Kromitie road .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 not until the 6th October when artillery was obtained, and the Finns were able to defeat the German troops.
Latitude Memorial
Raised in commemoration of the French academic Maupertuis´s expedition (1736-1737). The monument is situated opposite the church of Tornio in the Maupertuis park.
Lauttamies Memorial
Situated in Kukkolankoski Rapids about 15km north of Tornio. The raftsman statue is a mark of respect for their work. Raft handling was a responsible, and demanding and courageous job.
Memorials of the Finnish War (between Sweden and Russia 1809)
Can be found in nine places in Haparanda-Tornio area. The memorials have been raised by various citizen organizations.
Olympic Flame Memorial
Situated near stadium Pohjolan Stadion. The olympic Games via Tornio. After this the "Soihtukisat" (flame games) have been organized every year in stadium Pohjan Stadion.
Posti-ilmarata Memorial
In commemoration of the aireal post between Haparanda and Tornio from 1917-1918. It´s situated on the old road to Röyttä. The special air way was required to transport global post as it gathered in Haparanda and Tornio due to the blockage caused by the war.
Röyttä Landing Memorial
On the Kromitie road about 2,5km from Tornio. The Continuation War against the Soviet Union ended in September 1944, with the second intermediate peace agreed in Moscow. The most bitter and extensive fighting took place around Tornio.
Statue of Eetu Isto
Situated in the Alatornio cemetery. Artist Eetu Isto was born in Vojakkala in 1865. He belonged to a prominent group of Finns who fought for Finnish rights at the turn of the century.
The Battle of Kiviranta Memorial
Situated on the road E8 to Ylitornio/Kilpisjärvi about 2 km from Tornio. On this field the most bitter and extensive fighting between Finnish and German troops took place in the early days of October 1944. 500 soldiers died and 300 German soldiers were captured. The Battle of Tornio Memorial Situated in the Tornio Railway Station at the northern side of the square.
Haparanda-Tornio Tourist Office, Green Line, 95400 Tornio, Finland, tourist@haparandatornio.com
Tel. +358 505 900 562, fax +358 16 480 048 Tel. +46 922 120 10, fax +46 922 120 19
Tel. +358 505 900 562, fax +358 16 480 048 Tel. +46 922 120 10, fax +46 922 120 19