Torne River
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| Torne river | |
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| Location of Torne River | |
| Origin | |
| Mouth | Gulf of Bothnia |
| Basin Countries | Sweden (25,392.2 km2 [3]), Finland (10,400 km2 [4], Norway (1,500 km2) |
| Length | 521.63 km[6] |
| Source Elevation | |
| Avg. Discharge | 381 m3/s [8] |
| Watershed Area | 37,300 km2 [11] or 40,147.1 km2 [12] |
The Torne River (Finnish: Tornionjoki, Swedish: Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami: Duortneseatnu, Meankieli: Tornionväyla), is a river on the border between Sweden and Finland. It rises at Lake Torne (Swedish: Torneträsk) near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance of 522 km (324 miles) into the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the largest river in Norrbotten both by length and by watershed area.
Following the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in 1809, the river was chosen as a demarcation line for the new border between Sweden and the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland dividing the provinces of Laponia and Westrobothnia.
Cities on the Torne River often have both Swedish and Finnish names, like Haparanda (from Finnish Haaparanta, "Aspen Shore") and Tornio (from Swedish Torneå).
Other major (>100 km long) rivers in the Swedish part of the watershed of the Torne are: Lainio River, Muonio River, Rautas River, Tengeliön River, Vittangia River. The Tärendö River is a bifurcation flowing into the Kalix River near Junosuando
