Haparanda
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Haparanda is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland. Haparanda has a population of 9,166 inhabitants.
Haparanda railway station
Haparanda Hotel (left) and City Hall (right)
Karungi Overseas post sorting was established in December 1914. Photo: Mia Green
A ropeway conveyor was built across the river 1916-1917 to transfer the mail before the railway bridge.
Mia Green
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Maria Amalia "Mia" Green was a Swedish photographer and feminist activist. She documented history in that era, particularly during the First World War. She was also involved in the local suffrage asso
Haparanda
…than many continental climates. Due to summer temperatures rapidly dropping once daylight diminishes, Haparanda does not reach such a classification. Mia Green died here in 1949. She was a photographer who had documented the town's role in history. She is also the great-grandmother of actress Eva Green. Pär…
Mia Green Autoportrait lambda print, 1900
Washerwomen during a typhus outbreak in Haparanda in 1918