• Understand
• Get around
• See
• Do
• Buy
• Eat
• Drink
• Sleep
• Get out

Tornio [1] (Swedish: Torneå) is a city in Finnish Lapland.

[edit] Understand

Being estabilished in 1621 Tornio is definitely the oldest city in Lapland. Today city has approximately 22 000 inhabitants. Tornio forms a unique economical zone together with Swedish town Haparanda. City has a large steel factory and a famous brewery. Outokumpu [2] steel company is biggest employer in Tornio area.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By car

Most people arrive with their own car to Tornio (along E4 road) either from Haparanda, Sweden as Tornio is a border town. Or from the finnish side either from Kemi, Rovaniemi or Kilpisjärvi (Enontekiö).

[edit] By train

VR [3] has some railway services to Kemi, 30 km away from Tornio. From there you'll have to continue with the bus.

[edit] By bus

Consult the website of Matkahuolto [4] to get information about timetables and fares.

[edit] By plane

In Kemi there's an airport, 20km away from Tornio.

[edit] Get around

The city is small; therefore, you can get everywhere by walking. Its also easy to visit Haparanda in Sweden just by walking.

[edit] See

• Tornio Church [5] over 300 years old.
• Alatornio Church classic church designed by Jacob Rijfin.

[edit] Do

View of the golf course [Photo: Rolf Palmberg]

Tornio's golf course [6] has holes both in Finland and Sweden, so you change countries during your round. (See the map [7]

[edit] Buy

There is IKEA's [8] furniture store in Haparanda only one kilometer away from city center. There is also new shopping center under construction (2007) on border of Sweden.

[edit] Eat

• Hesburger, Hallituskatu 11, (016) 481 394.
• Meerin Grilli, Näränperä. Open: always (almost).
• Keskus Grilli, Hallituskatu 13, (016) 481 410.
• Trocadero, Torikatu 21, (016) 431 522. Open: mon-thu 11-22, fri-sat 11-22, sundays and holidays 12-22.
• Golden Flower, Eliaksenkatu 8, (016) 481 384. Open: mon 11-18, tue-fri 11-22, sat 12-22, sun 13-22.

[edit] Drink

• Tornion Kaupunginhotelli, Itäranta 4, [9]. (016) 43 311. Includes pub, night club, dance restaurant.
• Umpitunneli, Hallituskatu 15,[10]. (016) 430 360. There is also food available.
• O'Nelsons, Itäranta 4, [11]. (016) 43 311. Pub.
• Wanha Mestari, Hallituskatu 5, (016) 430 663. Open Mon-Thu 10-01, Fri-Sat 10-02, Sun 12-01. Pub,

[edit] Sleep

• Tornion kaupunginhotelli [12]

[edit] Get out

The swedish town of Haparanda is situated at the other side of the border.