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Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden. The harbour of Luleå — Sweden's fifth-largest port, which transports over seven million tons of cargo each year — is of particular significance for iron ore. During the winter, sea traffic continues with the assistance of icebreakers;
Luleå was already an important harbour in the 13-15th centuries. The original town was situated where Gammelstad (Old Town) is situated today. The town had to be moved in 1649 to the current site, due to the land elevation that had made the bay too shallow for ships to enter.
The Gammelstad Church Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Luleå, a town in the Swedish province of Norrbotten have a population of about 73000. It has been a market place for the area for a long time but the modern Luleå started growing when it became the harbour for shipping iron ore from nearly situated iron mines. The World Heritage church town, Gammelstad, which has been the original Luleå is about 10 km from the current Luleå town.
Sunset over Stadsviken in Luleå. Luleå, a town in the Swedish province of Norrbotten have a population of about 73000. It has been a market place for the area for a long time but the modern Luleå started to grow when it became the harbour for shipping iron ore from nearly situated iron mines. The World Heritage church town, Gammelstad, which has been the original Luleå is about 10 km from the current Luleå town.
Gammelstad, listed on Unesco's world heritage objects, has one of the biggest and best preserved church towns in the world, with more than 400 Church cottages surrounding the mediaeval stone church. Gammelstad Church Town comprises church cottages, a mediaeval stone church, private homes, a parish storehouse and much more. Luleå, Sweden.
Gammelstad, listed on Unesco's world heritage objects, has one of the biggest and best preserved church towns in the world, with more than 400 Church cottages surrounding the mediaeval stone church. Gammelstad Church Town comprises church cottages, a mediaeval stone church, private homes, a parish storehouse and much more. Luleå, Sweden.
Luleå Southern Harbour (Södra Hamnen) is a historical industrial and harbour area in downtown Lule#229;.
Today Södra Hamn consists mostly of housing areas (except a small business and industrial area in the eastern part)
F 21 Luleå, Norrbottens flygflottilj, Norrbotten Air Force Wing, or simply "F 21", is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Luleå in northern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadrons of multirole aircraft. Here we can see a retainer the Viggen fighter.
The church and cemetery in Tornio, Finland. The town is by the Swedish border and neighbour to Haparanda, the east most town of Sweden.
This is a camping by the Gulf of Bothnia to the north of Baltic Sea. Swedish nature at its best. There are thousands of people coming from all over Sweden and the world to stay at campings like this to enjoy the Swedish summer, fishing, relaxing in a green area with water all over the place. This place is near Kalix, somewhere between Luleå and the Finnish border. When this image was taken was end of April and the see was still frozen. It is off season and there are no tourists here yet. All cotages are empty but will be filled during the summer.
Haparanda is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland.
On the oposite side of the river, which is frozen in this panorama, lies Tornio of Finland.
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