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Place in Norrbotten, Sweden
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Haparanda (Finnish:Haaparanta) is a city in Norrbotten, at Sweden's easternmost point. The Finnish town of Tornio is just across (part of) the Torne River. It is a great gateway to the wild north of Scandinavia.
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The beautiful park includes two large islands, Seskarö and Seskar Furö, and a number of smaller islands and skerries. There is a boat going to Sandskär Island in June bosmina.se. Ringed seals and grey seals can be seen in the waters of the national park.
Church constructed in 1963 to replace the old church of Haparanda that was burned down. Sometimes called the ugliest church in Sweden due to the copper sheet that has darkened over the years.
On the northern outskirts of Haparanda.
Hermansons trading house was built in 1832 and it is one of the best preserved buildings in Northern Sweden.
The station building was constructed in 1918.
Gamla vattentornet
Like Paris and Pisa, Haparanda also has a tower overlooking the city!
Different types of saunas and a fantastic view of the rapids. Local products from Meän Baakeri-bakery. A great restaurant and a café. In the summertime you can participate in long-handle net fishing and river rafting.
Net fishing, fishing from a boat. Try the different saunas and have a barbecue at the grilling area! Also camping places for caravans and campers.
3 km north of Haparanda. Try the local strawberries, blackcurrants and broccoli! You can also take these delicacies home, and even pick them yourself.
Guided nature trips, trips to the forest for mushrooms and berries. Hunting, tractor safaris, clay-pigeon shooting, go-kart track and a smoke sauna. Also a summer café and restaurant. On the premises there is a hostel in a former a gardening and agricultural school. Rooms start at 200 kr.
An exciting go-kart track situated 9 km north of Haparanda.
A small animal farm with a donkey, a shetland pony, mini pigs, reindeer, a goat, rabbits and cats.
The largest candy store in Europe! A playground for children.
A music event with top Swedish artists.
A cosy café and lunch restaurant.
Pizza, grilled food, kebab, tex mex and salad.
A hamburger restaurant with all sorts of freshly made hamburgers and salads, free WiFi and view towards Tornio.
À la carte and bistro.
An organic restaurant where they serve food produced on the farm. Also offers high standard bed and breakfast accommodation. Opportunity to fish and hunt.
Kukkola forsen Restaurant and Café
14 km from central Haparanda, this restaurant serves mostly fish and wild game.
Game cellar, pub, Café Gulasch Baronen, night club.
Coffee and tea products.
A youth café where you can surf the Internet and play pool.
Coffee and fresh bakery goods, and bike repair.
Fresh bakery products.
Situated by Tornio River in Haparanda centre. 23 rooms. Book ahead of time, as the reception desk is not always open during the advertised hours (16:00-19:00).
35 km north of Haparanda. Comfortable rooms for 2-4 people, cottages, saunas.
25 km west of the Swedish Karungi village. Rooms and cottages for rent. Several saunas, a large hut, a scooter café and food.
Tent and caravan/camper spots and a large cottage.
The camping site is open during the summer. Various cottages and camper/caravan/tent spots. A beach, mini golf track, campfire places and possibility to fish. Kiosk and grill-café.
3 km north of Haparanda centre. 10 rooms and 50 camping places.
In Haparanda centre. 23 hotel standard rooms and cooking facilities. In summer time also 28 hostel rooms.
Situated 8 km north of Haparanda in charming countryside surroundings.
35 km north of Haparanda. A well equipped cottage for 7 people. Farm animals.
Old-time glory in Haparanda centre. 92 rooms, a restaurant, game cellar, sauna compartment. In the centre of the city.
15 km north of Haparanda next to beautiful rapids. Cottages, different types of saunas and a restaurant. Also places for tents, campers and caravans.
The northernmost IKEA in the world, it attracts people from northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The largest candy store in Europe among other interesting shops can be found in the IKEA-operated Ikano mall next to the furniture store.
In a beautiful country environment 35 km north from Haparanda, in the Hulkoff manor (Hulkoffgården). The name translates to "The shop in the countryside"
3 km north of Haparanda. You can buy tasty strawberries, fresh blackcurrants and other local products or have a coffee in a beautiful early 19th-century environment.
Furniture and other locally-made wooden objects.
Very well stocked for fishing supplies.
By plane
Haparanda has no airport of its own, the nearest one being Kemi-Tornio airport on the Finnish side (24 km from Haparanda), where Finnair runs scheduled flights from Helsinki.
By train
Haparanda has a train station, which has three return connections per day of Norrtåg from Luleå and Boden.
By car
Arriving by car is easy since Haparanda is on the E4 with roads in good shape (and close to the E8). It is a border town so there is a fair share of heavy duty traffic coming through.
By bus
Express coaches from Sweden are handled by Länstrafiken Norrbotten. There are daily connections from cities like Kiruna, Luleå and Umeå, while some buses come all the way from Stockholm.
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