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Torne Valley
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Meänmaa
Meänmaa
, or sometimes
Torne Valley
or
Torne River Valley
(
Finnish
:
Tornionlaakso
,
Swedish
:
Tornedalen
Meänkieli
:
Meänmaa
) lies at the border of
Sweden
and
Finland
. It is named after the
Torne River
flowing through the valley and into the
Gulf of Bothnia
. Geographically the townships and municipalities that make up the area are
Haparanda
,
Övertorneå
,
Pajala
and
Kiruna
in Sweden, and
Tornio
,
Ylitornio
,
Pello
,
Kolari
,
Muonio
and
Enontekiö
in Finland. Culturally the Swedish municipality
Gällivare
is also considered part of Meänmaa due to the large share of
Meänkieli
-speaking population in it. Torne Valley should not be confused with
Torne Valley Sub-region
.
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