Sweden–Finland border

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The Sweden–Finland border is the international boundary separating Sweden and Finland, largely following natural features like the Torne River and marking the division between the two Nordic states.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
affectsIndigenousPeople Sami people
borderRegime no routine passport controls under Schengen Agreement
country1 Sweden
country2 Finland
crossesRiver Könkämä River
Muonio River NERFINISHED
Torne River NERFINISHED
demarcatedBy border markers along Torne River and land sections
endPoint Treriksröset
establishedBy Treaty of Fredrikshamn
establishedInYear 1809
ethnicRegion Sápmi
followsNaturalFeature Gulf of Bothnia
Könkämä River
Muonio River NERFINISHED
Torne River NERFINISHED
governedBy bilateral agreements between Sweden and Finland
hasBorderCrossing Haparanda–Tornio border crossing
Karesuando–Karesuvanto border crossing
Pajala–Kolari border crossing
Övertorneå–Ylitornio border crossing
hasMonument Treriksröset border cairn
hasPart land border between Sweden and Finland
maritime border in the Gulf of Bothnia
historicalContext resulted from Sweden’s cession of Finland to the Russian Empire
landBorderLength approximately 555 kilometres
languageRegion Finnish-speaking minority on Swedish side
Swedish-speaking minority on Finnish side
locatedIn Nordic countries
Northern Europe
maritimeBorderLength approximately 59 kilometres
meetsAt Treriksröset
meetsCountriesAt Norway
partOf Schengen Area internal borders
passesNearCity Haparanda
Kemi
Tornio
passesThroughRegion Finnish Lapland
linked to: Lapland

Lapland
linked to: Lapland, Sweden

Norrbotten County
North Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia region
linked to: Ostrobothnia
separates Finland
Sweden
startPoint Gulf of Bothnia near Haparanda
linked to: Gulf of Bothnia
timeZoneDifference 1 hour
totalLength approximately 614 kilometres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Torne River hasPoliticalSignificance Sweden–Finland border
Sápmi crossesInternationalBorder Finland–Sweden border
linked to: Sweden–Finland border
Haparanda partOf Swedish–Finnish border region
linked to: Sweden–Finland border
Haparanda Line borderCrossing Sweden–Finland border
Treriksröset isTripointOf Sweden–Finland border