”This town has an extremely beautiful and advantageous position, and no other market place in the whole region as far as to North Pole is as much visited as this town of Tornio. The Belorussians, the Laplanders, the Finns, the Swedes, hucksters from southern Finland and Sweden assemble here. Furthermore a great many of hucksters from Norway come here over the high mountains and across the wide wilderness.”

In Midsummer 1519 Olaus Magnus,

traveller and later on a bishop

visited the market in Tornio.

His description is almost

500 years old,

but it is topical in Haparanda-Tornio

of today:

TORNIOTORNIOFounded in 1621 by Gustaf II AdolfAreaArea 1227 km1227 km22

InhabitantsInhabitants 22 30022 300Population density Population density 19,2 per km19,2 per km22

Unemployment rateUnemployment rate 11,2 % (09/2007)11,2 % (09/2007)Number of companiesNumber of companies 1 2001 200

HAPARANDA HAPARANDA Founded in 1842 by Karl XIV Johan

AreaArea 918 km918 km22

Inhabitants Inhabitants 10 25010 250

Population densityPopulation density 11,6 per km11,6 per km22

Unemployment rateUnemployment rate 7,7 % (09/2007 7,7 % (09/2007 total)total)

Number of companiesNumber of companies 800800

Situation 1980´sSituation 1980´s

Bothnian ArcBothnian Arc - - the northernmost expanding region in EuropePopulation, industry and communications

Passenger trafficPassenger trafficPersons:Persons:1999 10 762 1872000 10 310 3072001 10 502 7322002 10 983 6902003 11 076 967

Heavy trafficHeavy trafficTrucks:Trucks:1999 67 8182000 72 7382001 88 9992002 104 2622003 104 5612004 115 376

Traffic across the border in Haparanda-TornioTraffic across the border in Haparanda-Tornio

Buses:Buses:1999 22 2942000 26 0382001 29 2452002 25 7062003 25 1032004 23 404

Cars:Cars:1999 3 748 7572000 3 657 0292001 3 755 0232002 3 938 1012003 3 972 0362004 4 027 721

Haparanda – Tornio cross border co-operationHaparanda – Tornio cross border co-operation

WHY?WHY?

Question of survivalQuestion of survival

Better services for residents at lower costBetter services for residents at lower cost

Development and growth Development and growth

HOW?HOW?

Very strong local political supportVery strong local political support

TRUE partnership culture TRUE partnership culture

HaparandaTornio have grown HaparandaTornio have grown togethertogether Common city council meetings once/year Common city council meetings once/year

Common city board meetings twice/year Common city board meetings twice/year

Cooperation working groups Cooperation working groups

Daily contacts between officials and politiciansDaily contacts between officials and politicians

Cooperation board Cooperation board

Borderless community planningBorderless community planning

Borderless education Borderless education

Borderless use of facilities Borderless use of facilities

Common investments (sports, technical sector, rescue service etc.)Common investments (sports, technical sector, rescue service etc.) Common arrangements, festivals,Common arrangements, festivals, Common culture and sports events Common culture and sports events

Borderless sports clubs and teams Borderless sports clubs and teams

Common marketing Common marketing

Tornio City councilHaparanda

City councilCommon meeting

once a year

Tornio City board Haparanda City board

Common meeting twice a year

Cooperation board

5 + 5 members

Education City planning

Business / On the Border

Culture and youth

Social service

and health care

Technical services

Sports and

leisureTourism

Cooperation organisation

Cooperation

secretary

Borderless educationBorderless education

Free attendance to comprehensive school 1978Free attendance to comprehensive school 1978

Common language school 1989Common language school 1989

‘ ‘Euro upper secondary school’ 1998Euro upper secondary school’ 1998

Borderless vocational education and polytechnicBorderless vocational education and polytechnic

CultureCulture

Social services and health careSocial services and health care

X-ray

Viewing

Night patrol

Ambulance

SPORTS AND LEISURESPORTS AND LEISURE

Green Zone Golf Tornio-Haparanda

TECHNICAL SERVICESTECHNICAL SERVICES

Common waste water Common waste water sewage plantsewage plant

Common district heating Common district heating

network and energy delivery network and energy delivery

Cooperation and commonCooperation and common

investments in rescue investments in rescue

serviceservice

Common refuse tipCommon refuse tip

Common ambulance service Common ambulance service

Spatial and town planningSpatial and town planning

- joint use of Haparanda swimming pool, mid-1960s- agreement on joint sewage treatment plant, 1971- shared landfill, 1976-85- cross-border open school attendance at comprehensive school level, 1978- Provincia Bothniensis co-operation organisation founded, 1987- joint language school, 1989- agreement on treatment of sludge from the sewage plan 1990- fire and rescue service co-operation agreement, 1993- co-operation in ambulance services 1993- agreement on the connection of district heating networks and deliveries of heat over the national frontier, 1993- agreement on joint use of ladder truck, 1994- Privatisation of the sewage treatment plant, 1996- merging of tourist offices, 1998- joint Euro senior secondary school, 1998- nursery agreement 2002- refuse disposal 2002

Agreements between Tornio and HaparandaAgreements between Tornio and Haparanda

We are building We are building

our cities our cities

togethertogether

- On the Border- On the BorderSweden Finland

Barcelona

KNOWLEDGE

COMMUNICATIONSHAPARANDA-TORNIO

THE MEETING PLACE

CENTRE OF TRADEAND COMMERCE

RECREATION ANDQUALITY OF LIFE

CENTRE FOR INDUSTRY,

BUSINESS ANDENTERPRISES

Vision 2010

Haparanda-Tornio is an international centre in The Bothnian Arc and Barents Region; a meeting place for cultures, knowledge,

logistics, innovation and people

On the Border - På Gränsen – Rajalla On the Border - På Gränsen – Rajalla

19951995

1995 Finland & Sweden join the EU

1996-7 Architect competition

1998-2000 Development plan

2001-2003 Realisation plan

PGR -processPGR -process

2002 Required permissions

2002 Natura 2000 permission

2003 Master plan / Town plan

2005 Construction starts

• Environmental impact assessment

• Commercial study

• Torikatu – Storgatan - a new local street across the border

• Natura 2000

• On the Border master plan 2003

• Technical studies and plans

• Car park

2001-2003 Realization plan2001-2003 Realization plan

Sustainable developmentSustainable development

Natural environment as a vital background element

Sustainable lifestyle and development

Development through democratic participation

Master plan Master plan The area 12 hectares; 1/3 in Tornio, 2/3 The area 12 hectares; 1/3 in Tornio, 2/3 in Haparandain Haparanda

1: Pedestrian street Hallituskatu , (Länsiranta-Jääkärinkatu) Start autumn 20062: Länsiranta, reconstruction, completed 20073: Krannigatan, completed 8/ 20064: Tornio Shopping centre 59 523 m², opens 20085: NCC- flats, phase 3 completed spring 20076: Haparanda Shopping centre 24 000 m², opens 20087: Moving E4 main road, start 20078: Greenline furniture store 1000 m², opens 20079: Border bow and square, completed 200810: Border square and park, completed 200911: Flats for elderly, start autumn 2006

12: Housing, phase 2, start spring 200713: Juhannussaari flats, phase 1, 12 flats 14: Torpinmäki residential area, 27 sites, completed spring 200715: Furniture store 4700 m², opened 9/200616: Oikokatu, street work, completed spring 200717: S-market and ABC-shop 8500 m², comp. spring 200718: Transport company, postal logistic centre, 1750 m²19: Rausti residential area, 37 sites, 4 terraced houses; 14

flats, completed 200720: Terraced house, 11 flats, completed 200721: Ainolanvainio residential area, 48 sites, completed

200822: Kristineberg, 2 terraced houses, 9 flats 23: Low price hotel and camping, 230 flats, opens 11/200624: Granängen, residential area, 150 sites25: Skönvik residential area, 270 sites, start autumn 200626: Prison, 17 ha, start autumn 200627: Block Hemmet, 4 flats, start 200728: Block Renen, 32 flats, start 200729: Block Maskinisten, 15 flats, 30: Block Doppen, 66 flats, completed autumn 200631: Commercial area Norrmalm 12 000 m2 ; under

construction 32: Commercial area Björka, 48 000m², start autumn 200633: IKEA, 23 500m², opened 2006-11-1534: IKANO, 11 000m², opened 11/ 200635: Service station etc., start autumn 2006 36: Marielund, residential area, planning in progress 37: Stadsviksstrand, residential area 40 sites

1.

2.

3.

1. Storgatan-Torikatu = Krannikatu, Krannigatan

(Neighbour street)• 949 511 €

2. Länsiranta-Kallenkatu-Hallituskatu• 2 450 906 €

3. Border channel, market place, -bow and park • 7 006 719 €

Infrastructure costs:border channel, market place, bow and ’green living room’

2004-2009

TOTALLY 2004-2009 • 10 407 136 €

Border channel and market place

Views of the square, the street lights

IKEA Haparanda-TornioIKEA Haparanda-Tornio The northernmost IKEA The northernmost IKEA

in the worldin the world

• Area 23 500 m2

• Parking 1 200 cars

• Assortment 8 500 articles

• Restaurant 450 persons

• Customers 1,5 – 2 million/year

• Opened 15.11.2006

• The millionth customer May 31, 2007

• About 75 % of the customers come from Finland

• about 250 employees

Shopping centre in Tornio

Construction started 3/2007

Area 60 000 m2

About 50 - 60 shops

Investment 75 million €

13th biggest in Finland

250 – 300 new jobs

Opens in November 2008

Figures Haparanda-Tornio 2005 – 2010Figures Haparanda-Tornio 2005 – 2010

About 150 000 mAbout 150 000 m22 new commerce during next 3 – 4 years new commerce during next 3 – 4 years

Shopping tourism about 1,5 - 2 million persons a year Shopping tourism about 1,5 - 2 million persons a year

Need of new labour force 1 800 persons (new jobs, retirement)Need of new labour force 1 800 persons (new jobs, retirement)

Need of new flats 1 000Need of new flats 1 000

August 2005August 2005

Photo:Foto-Wille

June 2006

Augusti 2007

The best cooperation municipality in Sweden 2001

Commendation in Finland 1999

Tornio, the Border Municipality in 2007

We are We are

working for working for

a better a better

every day every day

lifelife

Thank You for your attention