Aapua is a village in the
county
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of
Norrbotten
Norrbotten (), sometimes called North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.
Administration
The traditional provinces of Swede ...
in
Sweden
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. The village is situated in
Övertorneå
Övertorneå (; ) is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located at the shore of the Torne (Finnish and Swedish river), Torne River, oppos ...
Municipality, 60 km from
Pajala
Pajala () is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in Swedish Lapland.
Pajala is in part of the Meänmaa (Torne valley) region and was in past times unilingua ...
. In 2000 the village had 137 inhabitants. To the south there is a lake, Aapuajärvi. In 2005,
seven wind turbines were built on the mountain Etu-Aapua, which is nearby. These wind turbines are the northernmost wind turbines in
Sweden
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.
References
Populated places in Övertorneå Municipality
Norrbotten
Populated places in Arctic Sweden
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