Things to do in Tornio
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Umpitunneli
The ‘Dead-End Tunnel’ may be a road to nowhere but it’s a most enjoyable one, with a huge terrace, plenty of pissed-up locals adding entertainment value at weekends, and large plates of food, from creamy pastas to steaks and Tex-Mex. There are often live bands, or else the humppa (a fast Finnish dance, between a waltz and a foxtrot) music gets going. A classic.
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À La Carte
Tornio’s best restaurant is in the Kaupunginhotelli and its elegant upmarket decor, quality food and this town’s lack of other options more than make up for scatty service and an uninspiring name. Dishes come generously proportioned and handsomely presented, with tasty smoked salmon and tender meats. Various ‘Lapp menus’ cost €27 to €48.
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Restaurant Josephine
For a quality sit-down meal, Josephine, in the Kaupunginhotelli, is a good choice. The menu is broad and excellent value, with tasty salmon, liver and other Finnish specialities alongside pan pizzas and pastas. There's also a 'Lapp menu', with several reindeer dishes (including boiled tongue) and a couple of set menus.
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Green Zone Golf Course
Haparanda’s primary attraction, other than shopping, is its unique golf course. The Green Zone Golf Course lies right on the border with Finland, and during a full round of golf the border is crossed four times. Around Midsummer you can play under the midnight sun; book in advance.
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Safaris Unlimited
River-rafting trips are popular in summer on the Kukkolankoski. Various trips use either inflatable rubber rafts or traditional wooden boats. Safaris Unlimited also has kayaking trips, and offers winter excursions such as snowmobile, reindeer and husky safaris.
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Golf Course
This famous golf course straddling Finland and Sweden, allowing you to fire shots into a different country and time zone. You’ll need a Green Card or handicap certificate to play. There’s also a driving range and pitch ’n’ putt course here.
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Lapin Kulta Brewery
Lapin Kulta Brewery, founded in 1873, was the original home of the ubiquitous Lappish lager and still produces some. Hour-long free tours of the brewery begin at the front gate at 1pm on Tuesday and Thursday from late June to late August.
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Café Avela
In a pretty wooden building opposite the bookshop, this unassuming little place is a small cafe and craft shop with a small selection of tasty home-baked cheesecakes and daily salads and soup, good value with a hunk of homemade bread for €3.50 to €4.50.
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Aineen Taidemuseo
Attractive modern Aineen Taidemuseo gallery features a private collection of Veli Aine, a local business tycoon. It features Finnish art from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as decent temporary exhibitions, and has a good cafe.
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Pohjolan Safarit/Nordic Safaris
River-rafting is popular in summer on the Kukkolankoski. Trips are run byPohjolan Safarit/Nordic Safaris from around €45 to €75 per person, using inflatable rubber rafts or traditional wooden boats.
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O'Nelson's
Then there's this lively, Irish-style pub at the Kaupunginhotelli. At weekends the around €5 entry includes admission to the inaccurately named but entertaining Paradise, a well-attended upstairs disco.
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Tornionlaakson Maakuntamuseo
Tornionlaakson Maakuntamuseo, the local historical museum, has a collection of interesting old artefacts and costumes, although all displays are labelled in Finnish.
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Orthodox Church
The unusual and petite 19th-century onion-domed Orthodox church, opposite the tourist office, was built by order of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
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Tornio Church
Tornio church was completed in 1686 and is one of the most beautiful wooden churches in Finland.
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Café Roosamaria
This is a good café on the main street, with stylish crepe-paper lamps banishing the winter gloom.
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Aine Art Museum
Aine Art Museum has a big collection of Finnish art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Karkiainen
Bakery-cafe with the best fresh pastries, cakes and doughnuts in town.
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