Övertorneå
Jump over the Arctic Circle, swim back in time under the midnight sun or watch art on a snowmobile safari. Adventure, culture and the best schools in Sweden, that’s us.
4 088
Residents in the municipality
Key industries
Companies in tourism industry, highly qualified positions in manufacturing and a lot of jobs in the education sector.
Schools and childcare
Övertornea was recently voted best school municipality two years in a row by Swedish Teachers Union.
Healthcare
In the top 10 out of 290 municipalities to lead the technological revolution within Swedish healthcare.
Discover local gems
Ever heard about a place where you can go cross country skiing and snowmobiling along an old railroad for miles and miles with big artworks along the way? That place is Övertornea.
We love the combination of culture and the outdoors. In the north part of Övertorned you can join an international swimming competition at midnight every year, where you swim back in time over the Finnish border. In the south part a big art institution is being built next to the same river.
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