Könkämäeno
Encyclopedia
Könkämäeno is a river in Finland
and Sweden
in Finnish and Swedish Lapland. It forms the upper course of the Muonionjoki river, which begins where the Könkämäeno river meets the Lätäseno
river. The river begins from Lake Kilpisjärvi
and forms together with Muonionjoki and the lower course of Torne River
the border between Sweden and Finland.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in Finnish and Swedish Lapland. It forms the upper course of the Muonionjoki river, which begins where the Könkämäeno river meets the Lätäseno
Lätäseno
Lätäseno is a river of Finland in Finnish Lapland. It is a tributary of Muonio River, which itself is a tributary of Torne River.-See also:*List of rivers in Finland...
river. The river begins from Lake Kilpisjärvi
Lake Kilpisjärvi
Kilpisjärvi is a lake located at the north-western tip of Finland and northernmost Sweden. Treriksröset, the point where the borders of Finland, Sweden and Norway join is located some northwest from the lake....
and forms together with Muonionjoki and the lower course of Torne River
Torne River
The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries. It rises at Lake Torne near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance of into the Gulf of Bothnia...
the border between Sweden and Finland.