List of rivers of Finland

List of 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 Baltic Sea, which is divided here into the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland, Turku being considered the dividing point. The Some rivers flow to Russia, and a few to Norway. There are a lot of lakes in Finland and so this listing includes also several lakes through which the rivers flow or begin from.

Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Bothnia

*Torne River/Torne älv/Tornionjoki (in Tornio and Haparanda) - border with Sweden
**Tengeliönjoki (in Aavasaksa)
**Muonionjoki (near Pajala) - border with Sweden
***Könkämäeno (near Kaaresuvanto) - border with Sweden
****Lätäseno (near Kaaresuvanto)
*Kemijoki (in Kemi)
**Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
***Näkkäläjoki (near Hetta)
***Käkkälöjoki (near Hetta)
**Raudanjoki (near Oikarainen)
**flows through lake Kemijärvi
**Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi)
***Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi)
***Jeesiöjoki (in Sodankylä)
**Tenniöjoki (near Savukoski)
**Värriöjoki (in Martti)
*Simojoki (in Simo)
*Iijoki (in Ii)
**Siuruanjoki (in Yli-Ii)
**Livojoki (near Pudasjärvi)
*Kiiminkijoki (in Haukipudas)
*Oulu River (in Oulu)
**lake Oulujärvi
***Kiehimänjoki (in Paltamo)
***Kajaaninjoki (near Kajaani)
*Pyhäjoki (in Pyhäjoki)
*Kalajoki (in Kalajoki)
*Perhonjoki (in Kokkola)
*Kyrönjoki (near Vaasa)
*Närpes å (near Närpes)
*Eurajoki (in Eurajoki
*Kokemäenjoki (in Pori)
**Loimijoki (in Huittinen)
**lakes Rautavesi and Kulovesi
***Nokianvirta (in Nokia)
***Lake Pyhäjärvi
****Tammerkoski (in Tampere)
*Aurajoki (in Turku)

Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Finland

*Uskelanjoki (in Salo)
*Vantaa River (in Helsinki)
**Keravanjoki (in Vantaa)
*Porvoonjoki (in Porvoo)
*Kymijoki (in Kotka and near Ruotsinpyhtää)
**from Lake Päijänne
***Jämsänjoki (in Jämsä)

Rivers flowing to Russia, to the Gulf of Finland

Water from these rivers flows through Lake Ladoga and Neva River to the sea.

*River Vuoksi (in Imatra)
**lake Saimaa
**To the interconnected lakes on the same level as Saimaa:
***Höytiäisenkanava (in Joensuu)
***Pielisjoki (in Joensuu)
****Koitajoki (near Eno)
****from lake Pielinen
*****Lieksanjoki (in Lieksa)
*Jänisjoki (in Värtsilä)

Rivers flowing to Russia, to the White Sea

*Oulankajoki (north-east of Kuusamo)
**Kitkanjoki (near the border)
*Tuntsajoki
*Luttojoki
*Paatsjoki
**Lake Inari
***Ivalojoki (near Ivalo)
***Juutuanjoki (in the village of Inari)
****Lake Paatari
*****Lemmenjoki
*****Vaskojoki

Rivers flowing to Norway

*Näätämöjoki
*Tana (Teno) - border with Norway
**Utsjoki (in Utsjoki)
**Inarijoki (near Karigasniemi) - border with Norway
**Karasjohka (near Karigasniemi, from Norway)


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