Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland

Here is another photo regarding old railway bridge between Haparanda, Sweden and Tornio, Finland.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland
Date: 12th of August, 2017 

Camera: GoPro Hero5 Black
Shot: 1/1000 sec. f/2.8 3mm ISO 100

Editing: Contrast, highlights, sharpening, cropping.

Great Torne River!

Regards,
Mika

Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland

This is the old railway bridge between Haparanda, Sweden and Tornio, Finland. I took this photo from Sweden side.

Place: Haparanda, Sweden
Photo: Railway Bridge Between Sweden and Finland
Date: 12th of August, 2017

Camera: GoPro Hero5 Black
Shot: 1/1000 sec. f/2.8 3mm ISO 100

Editing: Contrast, highlights, sharpening, cropping.

GoPro has very wide angle lens and I could not take this kind of photo from this place using my DSLR with 15mm lens.

Regards,
Mika

Tornvallen - World War I Fortification in Haparanda

Tornvallen fortification was built in the end of World War I in 1918 to defend the railway bridge, which was under construction. Fortification include two bastions. The bridge was completed in October 1919. Tornvallen means Tower Hill in English.

Place:   Haparanda, Sweden
Photos: Tornvallen fortification
Date:    4-6th of October, 2016

South bastion.

Fact sheet of Tornvallen.

South bastion inside.

Bastions have connected with the tunnel. Stairs go down to the tunnel.

South bastion inside from another direction.

South bastion on the left and north bastion on the background.

Railway bridge between Haparanda in Sweden and Tornio in Finland. Connection tunnel between the bastions is just under railway, where I took this photo.

North bastion.

North bastion inside and stairs to the tunnel.

Only two years and this place will be already 100 years old. Piece of local history here in Haparanda-Tornio area.

Regards,
Mika