Kauliranta Village/Övertorneå Parish

[Ann Holmborn]

I am seeking any general information concerning the Kauliranta Village. Does it still exist?  Are there any on-line maps and web sites in English that might have the history of this village? I have ancestors that immigrated from there to America in 1887.  Thank you!  Connie Aho
                              Phoenix, Az.

[Kirsti Ervola]

Hello Connie,  
Kauliranta / Kaulinranta is in Finland, i.e. on the east bank of the Tornio river; about 10 km south of the Arctic Circle. You can find it for example on the finnish road map in //www.tieh.fi/kartta/kartta.htm. The map is in Finnish, but You only need to click at it to get an enlargement. Kaulinranta is in the section 28 O.  
The finnish community of Ylitornio and the swedish community of Övertorneå have a shared website for tourists in //www.arctic-circle.net/, but the site is only in Finnish and Swedish.
 
With best wishes, KE