Pello Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in the region of Lapland in Finland
About Pello
The municipality has some 3,500 inhabitants on 1,700 km². Some 2,000 people live in the administrative centre, the townPello. Until Finland got separated from Sweden in 1809 Pello,YlitornioandÖvertorneå, the last one in modern-day Sweden, were a single Finnish speaking parish. Connections to Sweden across the river are tight, regardless of two centuries with a border in between. Many villages across the river share the same name. The river Torniojoki orVäylä("The Passage"), as locals call it, does not separate but bring the people together. For decades there was even a large summer event calledPokkinaintiwhere couples across the border got married. During the 2010s the festival has mostly ceased as the young tend to move into cities and find their love there. French mathematician and astro
Top Attractions in Pello
Explore the best things to see and do in Pello:
- ★Lapland Wild Fish
- ★Maupertuis memorial
- ★Miekojärvi lake area
- ★Oranki art exhibit
- ★Reindeer Lake Resort
- ★Struve point
Where to Stay in Pello
- 🏨Hotel Pellonhovi
- 🏨Motel Jätkänkolo
- 🏨Motel Ruskalinna
Pello Travel Guide Sections
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