Tornio Valley Connections, Volume I

A large number of our Finnish-American and Swedish-American immigrants came from the Tornio Valley region, way in the north of Sweden and Finland where the two countries meet at the Tornio River. There has been very little information about this particular area, even though there has been quite a bit of information about Sweden and Finland as a whole, usually concentrating on the southern and central parts of the countries. It is such a unique and wonderful place! I really wanted to open up the Tornio Valley for my readers.

I want to help you find your ancestors from this area but also to give you the information you want to picture what kind of life they had. This book, the first in a set of two, tells about the history and geography of the Tornio Valley, the cultures that combined to make it even more unique, as well as its wildlife.

Each of the parishes along the river are described in detail, withsome history and the kinds of people who settled in each, with dates going back to the early 1400's in some cases.

I hope after you read my book, you'll want to book a ticket and go visit the villages your ancestors came from!