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, and the Archipelago Sea between them. Some rivers flow to Russia, ending either to Gulf of Finland or to the White Sea, and a few to the Arctic Ocean through Russia or Norway.
There are many lakes in Finland and this listing also includes several lakes through which the rivers flow or begin from. Due to the great number of lakes especially in the Finnish Lakeland, where watercourses tend to consist of chains of lakes rather than long rivers, some rivers with a large catchment area can also be quite short or there may only be a short rapid between large lakes, like for example Tammerkoski in Tampere.
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Bothnia
- Torne River (Swedish: Torne älv, Finnish: Tornionjoki, in Tornio and Haparanda) - border with Sweden
- Tengeliönjoki (in Aavasaksa)
- Muonionjoki (Swedish: Muonio älv, near Pajala) - border with Sweden
- Könkämäeno (Swedish: Könkämäälven, near Kaaresuvanto) - border with Sweden
- Lätäseno (near Kaaresuvanto)
- Könkämäeno (Swedish: Könkämäälven, near Kaaresuvanto) - border with Sweden
- 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) – flows from Russia
- Värriöjoki (in Martti)
- Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
- 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)
- lake Oulujärvi
- Pyhäjoki River (in Pyhäjoki)
- Kalajoki River (in Kalajoki)
- Lestijoki (in Himanka)
- Perhonjoki (Swedish: Perho å, in Kokkola)
- Lapuanjoki (Swedish: Lappo å, in Nykarleby)
- Esse å (Finnish: Ähtävänjoki, near Jakobstad)
- Kyrönjoki (Swedish: Kyro älv, near Vaasa)
- Närpes å (Finnish: Närpiönjoki, near Närpes)
- Lappfjärds å (Finnish: Isojoki or Lapväärtinjoki, near Kristinestad)
- Karvianjoki (in Merikarvia and at two different points in Ahlainen, Pori, due to river bifurcation)
- Kokemäenjoki (in Pori)
- Loimijoki (in Huittinen)
- lakes Rautavesi and Kulovesi
- Nokianvirta (in Nokia)
- Lake Pyhäjärvi (south of Tampere)
- Tammerkoski (in Tampere)
- Lake Näsijärvi (north of Tampere)
- Kuokkalankoski rapids (in Lempäälä)
- Lake Vanajavesi (between Lempäälä, Valkeakoski and Hämeenlinna)
- Valkeakoski rapids (in Valkeakoski)
- Lake Mallasvesi (north of Valkeakoski)
- Valkeakoski rapids (in Valkeakoski)
- Lake Vanajavesi (between Lempäälä, Valkeakoski and Hämeenlinna)
- Tammerkoski (in Tampere)
- Lake Pyhäjärvi (south of Tampere)
- Nokianvirta (in Nokia)
- Eurajoki (in Eurajoki)
- Lapinjoki (in Eurajoki)
Rivers flowing to the Archipelago Sea
- Laajoki (in Mynämäki)
- Mynäjoki (in Mynämäki)
- Aurajoki (in Turku)
- Paimionjoki (in Paimio)
- Halikonjoki (in Halikko, Salo)
- Uskelanjoki (in Salo)
- Perniönjoki (in Perniö, Salo)
- Kiskonjoki (in Kisko, Salo)
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Finland
- Svartån (Finnish: Karjaanjoki, in Karis, Raseborg)
- Vantaa River (Finnish: Vantaanjoki, Swedish: Vanda å, in Helsinki)
- Keravanjoki (in Vantaa)
- Porvoonjoki (Swedish: Borgå å, in Porvoo)
- Kymijoki (in Kotka and near Ruotsinpyhtää)
- from Lake Päijänne
- Jämsänjoki (in Jämsä)
- from Lake Päijänne
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 (Russian: Вуокса, in Imatra)
- lake Saimaa
- To the interconnected lakes on the same level as Saimaa (for example Lake Pyhäselkä near Joensuu):
- Höytiäisenkanava (in Joensuu) from lake Höytiäinen
- Pielisjoki (in Joensuu) from lake Pielinen
- Koitajoki (near Eno) from lake Koitere, flows partly in Russia
- from lake Pielinen
- Lieksanjoki, in Lieksa) from Lake Leksozero (Russian: Лексозеро, Finnish: Lieksajärvi) in Russia, through a chain of lakes
- Tuulijoki (Russian: Тула) from Lake Tulos (Russian: Тулос, Finnish: Tuulijärvi) in Russia
- Lieksanjoki, in Lieksa) from Lake Leksozero (Russian: Лексозеро, Finnish: Lieksajärvi) in Russia, through a chain of lakes
- To the interconnected lakes on the same level as Saimaa (for example Lake Pyhäselkä near Joensuu):
- lake Saimaa
- Jänisjoki (Russian: Янисйоки, in Värtsilä)
- Tohmajoki (Russian: Тохмайоки, in Tohmajärvi
- Kiteenjoki (Russian: Китеенъёки), in Kitee
- Hiitolanjoki (Russian: Кокколанйоки), in Rautjärvi
Rivers flowing to Russia, to the White Sea
- Pistojoki (south-east of Kuusamo) - flows to the Kem River in Russia
- Lakes Muojärvi and Kuusamojärvi in Kuusamo
- Oulankajoki (north-east of Kuusamo) - flows to the Kovda River in Russia
- Kitkanjoki (near the Russian border) - flows to Oulankajoki in Finland near the Russian border
- Kuusinkijoki (near the Russian border - flows to Oulankajoki in Russia near the Finnish border
- Tuntsajoki River (Russian: Тунтсайоки, in Salla) - flows to the Kovda River in Russia
Rivers flowing to Russia or Norway, to the Arctic Ocean
- Luttojoki (Russian: Лотта) - flows to the Tuloma River in Russia
- Paatsjoki (Norwegian: Pasvikelva, Russian: Паз or Патсойоки) - border between Norway and Russia
- Lake Inari (Finnish: Inarijärvi)
- Ivalojoki (near Ivalo)
- Juutuanjoki (in the village of Inari)
- Lake Paatari
- Lake Inari (Finnish: Inarijärvi)
- Näätämöjoki (Norwegian: Neidenelva) - flows to Norway
- Tana (Finnish: Teno, Norwegian: Tanaelva) - flows to Norway, border between Finland and Norway
- Utsjoki (in Utsjoki)
- Inarijoki (Norwegian: Anarjohka) near Karigasniemi) - border between Finland and Norway
By length
This is a list of the rivers, exceeding 100 km, that are wholly or partly located within the borders of Finland.
| River | Length (within Finland) |
Border river | Total length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemijoki | 550 km | 550 km | ||
| Iijoki | 330 km | 330 km | ||
| Ounasjoki | 298 km | 298 km | Tributary to Kemijoki | |
| Kitinen | 278 km | 278 km | Tributary to Kemijoki | |
| Muonionjoki | 230 km | 230 km | Tributary to Tornionjoki, following the Finnish-Swedish border in its entirety | |
| Luiro | 227 km | 227 km | Tributary to Kemijoki | |
| Kymijoki | 180 km | 180 km | ||
| Tornionjoki | 180 km | 522 km | Border river between Finland and Sweden, partly in Sweden | |
| Simojoki | 172 km | 172 km | ||
| Ivalojoki | 170 km | 170 km | ||
| Kiiminkijoki | 170 km | 170 km | ||
| Pyhäjoki | 162 km | 162 km | ||
| Perhonjoki | 155 km | 155 km | ||
| Tenojoki | 152 km | 344 km | Partly a border river between Finland and Norway, other part is in Norway | |
| Siikajoki | 152 km | 152 km | ||
| Kokemäenjoki | 150 km | 150 km | ||
| Raudanjoki | 150 km | 150 km | Tributary to Kemijoki | |
| Lapuanjoki | 147 km | 147 km | ||
| Porvoonjoki | 130 km | 130 km | ||
| Kalajoki | 130 km | 130 km | ||
| Kyrönjoki | 127 km | 127 km | ||
| Livojoki | 125 km | 125 km | Tributary to Iijoki | |
| Siuruanjoki | 120 km | 120 km | Tributary to Iijoki | |
| Loimijoki | 114 km | 114 km | Tributary to Kokemäenjoki | |
| Karvianjoki | 110 km | 110 km | ||
| Vaskojoki | 110 km | 110 km | ||
| Oulujoki | 107 km | 107 km | ||
| Oulankajoki | 105 km | 135 km | partly in Russia | |
| Nuorittajoki | 105 km | 105 km | ||
| Kiehimänjoki | 105 km | 105 km | ||
| Paimionjoki | 105 km | 105 km | ||
| Vantaanjoki | 101 km | 101 km | ||
| Lieksanjoki | 80 km | 132 km | beginning on the Russian side of the border | |
| Tenniöjoki | 62 km | 126 km | Tributary to Kemijoki; about half of its length in Russia | |
| Vuoksi | 15 km | 150 km | The majority is on the Russian side of the border |
See also
Further reading
- Ralf Saxén (1910), Finländska vattendragsnamn / Ralf Saxén, Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (in Swedish), Helsinki: Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, ISSN 0039-6842, Wikidata Q113396164
External links
Media related to Rivers of Finland at Wikimedia Commons