Haparanda

English

Proper noun

Haparanda

  1. A town and municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, on the border with Finland.

Swedish

Etymology

From Finnish Haaparanta, meaning aspen strand.

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Proper noun

Haparanda c (genitive Haparandas)

  1. a town and municipality in northern Sweden at the border against Finland. Known locally and in Finland also by its Finnish name Haaparanta