Visit of Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie to Tornio and Kukkola Rapids
In August, Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie, Member of Parliament Heikki Autto, and Hannu Vainonen from the Ministry of Education and Culture visited Tornio. During the visit, they learned about cross-border cooperation and the Torne Valley Dipnet Culture project, as well as about dipnet fishing and its journey toward inclusion on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural […]
From Torne River to Paris Exhibition Continues in the Museum of Torne Valley’s Study Room
The exhibition presents the UNESCO nomination Torne River Dipnet Fishing – living heritage across the Swedish-Finnish border, which was submitted to Paris last March for inclusion on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A decision on the inscription is expected in December 2026. The study room is located within the museum’s permanent […]