The Oulankajoki ( - ''Olanga'') 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, ...

and

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(

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia, or simply Karelia or Karjala (; ) is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia situated in the Northwest Russia, northwest of the country. The republic is a part of the Northwestern Federal District, and covers an area of ...

). It is part of the

Kovda The Kovda (, ) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast and Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is long, with a drainage basin of .

river system. The Oulankajoki discharges into the

Lake Pyaozero Lake Pyaozero (, , ) is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of 659 km2, and it is drained by the river Kovda. There are many islands on the lake with total area of 186 km2. ...

in the Republic of Karelia in Russia, which is drained by the Kovda towards the

White Sea The White Sea (; Karelian language, Karelian and ; ) is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the nort ...

. Its length within Russia is , and it has a

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

of .

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Rivers of Finland Rivers of Salla Rivers of Kuusamo Rivers of the Republic of Karelia International rivers of Europe {{Russia-river-stub

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