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Seskarö (
Meänkieli (literally 'our language'), or Tornedalian is a Finnic language or a group of distinct Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost part of Sweden, particularly along the Torne River Valley. It is officially recognized in Sweden as one of the ...
: ''Seittenkaari'') is a locality situated in
Haparanda Municipality Haparanda Municipality (; Meänkieli and Finnish: ''Haaparannan kunta'') is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Haparanda (). In 1967 the "City of Haparanda" was merged with the rural municipalities Ka ...
,
Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...
,
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
with 491 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the island with the same name which is about 20 km2 and situated in the
Haparanda Archipelago The Haparanda archipelago () is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The islands are used for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter. Location The north of the bay of Bothnia conta ...
. Since 1978, it has been connected to the mainland through a bridge, via some intermediate islands.


See also

* Seskarö Uprising


References


External links


seskaro.net
Populated places in Haparanda Municipality Norrbotten Islands of Norrbotten County {{Norrbotten-geo-stub