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Haparanda Town Hotel in September 2007
Haparanda Town Hotel in September 2007
Coat of arms of Haparanda
Coat of arms
Haparanda is located in Sweden
Haparanda
Haparanda
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Norrbotten
County Norrbotten County
Municipality Haparanda Municipality
Area
 • Total 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 4,856
 • Density 1,097/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Haparanda (Finnish: Haaparanta) is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Haparanda Municipality.

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  • Haparanda hotel and city hall

    Haparanda Hotel (left) and City Hall (right)

  • Evacuation Memorial Haparanda

    Memorial at Haparanda commemorating Finnish children evacuated to Sweden in World War II. The buildings on the right are in Tornio, Finland.

  • Mia Green mail sorting station

    Karungi Overseas post sorting was established in December 1914. Photo: Mia Green

  • Haparanda-Tornio rail bridge Sep2008

    The bridge over Torne river with dual gauge tracks.

  • HaparandaKyrka

    Haparanda Church, built 1967

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Haparanda para niños

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