Iijoki () is a river of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

in the region of

North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of ...

. The river has many tributaries. Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, ''finnish'' It flows for into the

Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia (; ; ) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the northern part of Sweden's east coast ( West Bothnia an ...

. Some of its main tributaries are

Siuruanjoki Siuruanjoki is a river of Finland. It is a most western notable tributary of the Iijoki. See also *List of rivers in Finland This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is ...

and

Livojoki This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...

. It has about 150

rapids Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep stream gradient, gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Flow, gradient, constriction, and obstacles are four factors that are needed for a rapid t ...

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Rivers of Finland Landforms of North Ostrobothnia Taivalkoski Ii Rivers of Kuusamo Rivers of Pudasjärvi Rivers of Oulu {{Finland-river-stub

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