Explore Niska in Finland
Niska in the region of Lapponia is a town in Finland - some 441 mi or ( 710 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Niska is now 07:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vyoni, Torakankorva, Svanstein, Pajala, and Paavo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vyoni . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Niska ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Tornionjoki Eeronpuisto Pello July 08
Ilta Tornionjoella ..
Zoe´s first icefishing Torne river, Arctic Cirlce Juoksengi
Zoe pimplar för första gången i sitt liv ..
Ylläs kesä 2010
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avasaksa(FIN)
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Interesting facts about this location
Torne Valley
The Torne Valley or Torne River Valley 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.
Located at 66.50 23.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Maaherra
Maaherra is a village in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden.
Located at 66.47 23.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Pullinki
Pullinki is a 335 meter high mountain in northern Sweden, near the town of Övertorneå. This mountain marks one of the locations for the Struve Geodetic Arc, a world heritage. There is also an alpine ski resort on the mountain. It has 253 metre altitude difference and 16 slopes.
Located at 66.63 23.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tengeliönjoki
Tengeliönjoki is a river of Finland. It is 51 kilometres in length. It is a tributary of Torne River (in Finnish Tornionjoki, in Swedish Torne älv) in Finnish Lapland.
Located at 66.38 23.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Övertorneå Municipality
Övertorneå Municipality (Swedish: Övertorneå kommun, Meänkieli: Matarengi, Finnish: Ylitornion kunta; sometimes also referred to as Matarengin kunta by northern Finnish press to avoid confusion with the similarly named Finnish municipality Ylitornio) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå. Until the Finnish War (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish Ylitornio were a single municipality.
Located at 66.38 23.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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