Kiiminkijoki () 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
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between ...
. 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 ...
.
Among the most impressive rapids on the river are Kalliuskoski in
Puolanka
Puolanka (; , also ) is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The fir-t ...
, Kurimonkoski in
Utajärvi
Utajärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (pro ...
, and
Koitelinkoski in
Kiiminki
Kiiminki () was a municipality of Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. Kiiminki municipality was part of the Oulu province in the Northern Ostrobothnia regio ...
,
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
.
See also
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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 from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...
References
External links
Rivers of Finland
Puolanka
Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea
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