Alatornio

Former municipality

Alatornion kunta

Alatornio Church (1797)

Coat of arms

Location of Alatornio in Finland

Coordinates: 65°49′33″N 024°10′04″E / 65.82583°N 24.16778°ECoordinates: 65°49′33″N 024°10′04″E / 65.82583°N 24.16778°E

Country

Finland

Region

Lapland

Consolidated

1973

Area

• Land

927.4 km² (358.1 sq mi)

Population (1970)^[1]

• Total

8,575

• Density

9.25/km² (24.0/sq mi)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Alatornio (Swedish: Nedertorneå) is a former municipality in the province of Lapland, Finland. It was annexed with Tornio in 1973. Population of Alatornio was 8,575 in 1970.^[1]

References

1 2 Statistical Yearbook of Finland 1971 Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

Municipalities of Lapland

Municipalities	Enontekiö Inari Kemi Kemijärvi Keminmaa Kittilä Kolari Muonio Pelkosenniemi Pello Posio Ranua Rovaniemi Salla Savukoski Simo Sodankylä Tervola Tornio Utsjoki Ylitornio

Former municipalities	Alatornio Karunki Kemijärven maalaiskunta Petsamo Rovaniemen maalaiskunta

Lapland Finland

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