Övertorneå

For the Finnish side of Övertorneå, see Ylitornio.

Övertorneå
July 2010 photography taken from a car moving from Finland into Sweden through eastern Övertorneå. July 2010 photography taken from a car moving from Finland into Sweden through eastern Övertorneå.
Övertorneå
Coordinates:
Country	Sweden
Province	Norrbotten
County	Norrbotten County
Municipality	Övertorneå Municipality
Area
• Total	2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	1,917
• Density	713/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Post code	957 85
Area code(s)	(+46) 92
Website	www.overtornea.se

Övertorneå or Ylitornio is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.

It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to Ylitornio (Övertorneå is Swedish for Ylitornio). Övertorneå means Upper Torneå, based on a division of the Torneå parish in two parts in the 16th century. Until the border between Sweden and Finland was drawn at the Torne River in 1809, the two villages on both sides of the river were one.

Gallery

• Matarengi Church exterior.jpg

  Matarengi Church

• Övertorneå järnvägsstation.jpg

  Övertorneå railway station

• Röda kvarn Övertorneå.jpg

  Röda Kvarn

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  A view from Aavasaksa, across the border river.

Sports

Övertorneå is home of NHL forward Linus Omark. Another well known ice-hockey player from the settlement is Daniel Henriksson.

The following sports clubs are located in Övertorneå:

• Övertorneå SK

Notable residents

• Mathilda Fogman (1835-1921), a Swedish and Finnish midwife, was an influential spiritual leader within Laestadianism in Övertorneå.
• Brita Klemetintytär (1621-1700) lived in Övertorneå, where she followed in her father's footsteps and served as postmaster.

External Links

• Official website