Torne (river)

The Torne, also known as the Tornio (Finnish:Tornionjoki, Swedish:Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami:Duortneseatnu, Meänkieli:Tornionväylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately half of its length it contains the border between these two countries. It rises at Lake Torne (Swedish: Torneträsk) near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance of 522 kilometres (324 mi) into the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the largest river in Norrbotten both by length and by watershed area.