Alatornio () is a former municipality in the province of Lapland,

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. It was annexed with

Tornio Tornio (; ; ; ) is a city and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Lapland, Finland. The city forms a cross-border Twin cities, twin city together with Haparanda on the Swedish side. The municipality covers an area of , of which is wat ...

in 1973. In 1970, Alatornio had a population of 8,575 people.Statistical Yearbook of Finland 1971
Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2014. Alatornio Church was built in 1797 in the neoclassical style, replacing older buildings which have existed since at least the 14th century. Remnants of a medieval church built in the 15th century can be seen opposite the main entrance today. The church is protected as part of a

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Notable people

Petter Abram Herajärvi Petter may refer to: People * Petter (given name) * Petter (surname) * Petter (rapper), stage name of Swedish rapper Petter Alexis Askergren (born 1974) Other uses * Petter Bay Petter Bay () is a bight 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of ...

(1830–1885), satirical poet, known as the "Preacher of Limeland". *

Ville Pörhölä Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (originally Horneman, 24 December 1897 – 28 November 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw. Biography Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put a ...

, shot putter, olympic gold medalist

References

Villages in Lapland, Finland Former municipalities of Finland Tornio {{Lapland-geo-stub