The Kemijoki or Kemi River ( Swedish : Kemi älv , Northern Sami : Giemajohka ), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland . It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi .
3-703: 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. [REDACTED] Media related to Kemijoki at Wikimedia Commons 65°46′N 24°27′E / 65.77°N 24.45°E / 65.77; 24.45 This Lapland (Finland) location article
6-563: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Finland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ounasjoki The Ounasjoki ( Northern Sami : Ovnnesjohka ) is the Kemijoki 's largest tributary and is Finland 's longest single river tributary. It is also the largest river entirely within its borders. Ounasjoki is approximately 299.6 kilometres (186.2 mi) in length, and
9-515: The catchment area is 13,968 square kilometres (5,393 sq mi), 27% of the Kemijoki catchment area. The Ounasjoki originates at Ounasjärvi lake in Enontekiö . It flows first eastwards through Periläjärvi lake and turns south after some seven kilometres. The river then follows southern-southeasterly course until its confluence with the Kemijoki at Rovaniemi . Grayling , trout , pike and other fish typical to northern Finland are found in
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