Haparanda, the Glossary
Haparanda (aspen shore or bank) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden.[1]
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- Finland–Sweden border crossings
- Municipal seats of Norrbotten County
- Populated places in Haparanda Municipality
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I (–), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825.
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Allsvenskan (bandy)
Allsvenskan (literally, "The All Swedish") (Allsvenskan i bandy) is since the 2007–08 the second highest level of bandy in Sweden and comprises 24 teams in two regional groups.
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Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.
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Asplöven HC
Asplöven HC was an ice hockey club from Haparanda, Sweden, they last played in Sweden's third tier league Hockeyettan.
Övertorneå
Övertorneå (Matarengi; Matarenki) is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010. Haparanda and Övertorneå are Finland–Sweden border crossings, municipal seats of Norrbotten County, Norrbotten and Swedish municipal seats.
Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
Bogie exchange
Bogie exchange is a system for operating railway wagons on two or more gauges to overcome difference in the track gauge.
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters).
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Counties of Sweden
The counties of Sweden (Sveriges län) are the administrative subdivisions of Sweden.
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Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Dual gauge
In railway engineering, "gauge" is the transverse distance between the inner surfaces of the heads of two rails, which for the vast majority of railway lines is the number of rails in place.
Euro
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Finland–Sweden border
The Finland–Sweden border (or Finnish–Swedish border) is the border between the countries of Finland and Sweden.
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Finnish language
Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.
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Finnish War
The Finnish War (Finska kriget, Финляндская война, Suomen sota) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars.
Free Trade Party of Norrbotten
Free Trade Party of Norrbotten (Norrbottens Frihandelsparti) is a local political party in Haparanda, Sweden.
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Gauntlet track
Gauntlet track or interlaced track, also gantlet track is an arrangement in which railway tracks run parallel on a single track bed and are interlaced (i.e., overlapped) in such a way that only one pair of rails can be used at any time.
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Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.
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Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti; Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast (East Bothnia) and the northern part of Sweden's east coast (West Bothnia and North Bothnia).
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Haparanda FF
Haparanda FF is a football club located in Haparanda.
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Haparanda Line
The Haparanda Line (Haparandabanan) is a long railway line between Boden and Haparanda in Sweden.
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Haparanda Municipality
Haparanda Municipality, is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden.
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Ida Karkiainen
Ida Victoria Karkiainen (born 10 May 1988) is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic party.
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IKEA
Inter IKEA Systems B.V., trading as IKEA, is a Swedish multinational conglomerate that designs and sells, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services.
Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals.
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Köping
Köping was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word kaupang.
Language island
A language island (a calque of German Sprachinsel; also language enclave, language pocket) is an enclave of a language that is surrounded by one or more different languages.
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Mia Green
Maria Amalia "Mia" Green (née Lundmark; 14 April 1870 – 24 June 1949) was a Swedish photographer and feminist activist.
Midnight sun
Midnight sun, also known as polar day, is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.
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Minister for Civil Service Affairs
The Minister for Civil Service Affairs (Civilminister), since 2010 called Minister for Public Administration, is a member of the Government of Sweden.
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Minister for Consumer Affairs (Sweden)
The Minister for Consumer Affairs (konsumentminister) is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
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Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers.
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Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden (Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities.
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Muonio (river)
The Muonio (Muonionjoki or Kätkäsuvanto; Muonio älv or Muonioälven; Muonionväylä) is a river in northern Finland and Sweden.
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New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December.
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Norrbotten
Norrbotten, known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (landskap) in northernmost Sweden.
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län, Meänkieli/Norrbottenin lääni, Norrbottena leatna) is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. Haparanda and Norrbotten County are Norrbotten.
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Provinces of Sweden
The 25 provinces of Sweden (Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions.
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Rail profile
The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length.
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Raubtier
Raubtier (German for "predator") is a Swedish industrial metal band from Haparanda.
Robert Peary
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
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Sigrid Fridman
Sigrid Carolina Sofia Fridman (23 November 1879 – 8 January 1963) was a Swedish sculptor most known for her works of women and the Centaur sculpture which is located in the park known as Observatorielunden in Stockholm.
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Stad (Sweden)
Stad (Swedish:; plural städer) is a Swedish term that historically was used for urban centers of various sizes.
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Statistics Sweden
Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån; SCB) is the Swedish government agency operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research.
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Subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Swedish krona
The krona (plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
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Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut, SMHI) is a Swedish government agency and operates under the Ministry of the Environment.
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Time zone
A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.
Tomas Johansson (wrestler)
Tomas Johansson (born 20 July 1962) is a Swedish wrestler.
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Torne (Finnish and Swedish river)
The Torne, also known as the Tornio (Tornionjoki, Torne älv, Torneälven, Duortneseatnu, Väylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland.
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Tornio
Tornio (Torneå; Duortnus; Tuárnus) is a city and municipality in Lapland, Finland. Haparanda and Tornio are divided cities and Finland–Sweden border crossings.
Track gauge
In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time.
Urban areas in Sweden
An urban area or tätort in Sweden has a minimum of 200 inhabitants and may be a city, town or larger village.
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Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist.
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Winter solstice
The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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2001 Bandy World Championship
The 2001 Bandy World Championship for men was played in Haparanda, Sweden, and Oulu, Finland, on March 24–April 1, 2001.
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See also
Finland–Sweden border crossings
- Övertorneå
- Haparanda
- Karesuando
- Karungi
- Karunki
- Kuttainen
- Muonio
- Pello
- Tornio
- Ylitornio
Municipal seats of Norrbotten County
- Älvsbyn
- Överkalix
- Övertorneå
- Arjeplog
- Arvidsjaur
- Boden, Sweden
- Gällivare
- Haparanda
- Jokkmokk
- Kalix
- Kiruna
- Luleå
- Pajala
- Piteå
Populated places in Haparanda Municipality
- Haparanda
- Karungi
- Marielund, Haparanda
- Nikkala
- Seskarö
- Vojakkala
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haparanda
Also known as Haparanda (city), History of Haparanda.
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