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The Kemijoki or Kemi River (, ), with its length, is the longest
The Kemijoki or Kemi River (, ), with its length, is the longest river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in 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, ...
. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland (Finland), Lapland. It is located near the Arctic Circle in the northern interior of the country. The population of Rovaniemi is approximately , while the Rovaniemi su ...
before reaching 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 ...
at Kemi
Kemi (; ; ; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located approximately from the city of Tornio and the Finland–Sweden border, Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and t ...
. Facta 2001, part 8, ''finnish''
At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki.
The first hydroelectric plant on the Kemijoki was constructed in 1949 at Isohaara. A total of 15 power plants have been constructed so far. The plants are owned by Kemijoki Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy. In 2003, the plants produced a total of 4.3 TWh, which was about 34.5% of Finland's total hydroelectric production.
See also
*List of rivers of the Baltic Sea
This is a list of rivers that drain into the Baltic Sea (clockwise from Öresund):
Sweden
*Svartån, Skåne, Svartån (at Svarte near Ystad)
*Tommarpaån (at Simrishamn)
*Helgeå (at Nyehusen near Kristianstad)
*Hemån (at Karlskrona)
*Ljungbyå ...
* Rivers of Finland
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 ...
References
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Hydroelectric power stations in Finland Tervola Kemijoki basin Rivers of Rovaniemi {{Finland-river-stub