Lake Paatari
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Lake Paatari is a lake
in the Lapland region, Finland
. It drains through the Juutuanjoki
river into Lake Inari
. Its main inflows are the rivers Lemmenjoki and Vaskojoki
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the Lapland region, 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...
. It drains through the Juutuanjoki
Juutuanjoki
Juutuanjoki is a river of Finland that flows from the Lake Paatari in the municipality of Inari in Finnish Lapland into the Lake Inari, which in turn flows through the Paatsjoki River towards Russia and into the Barents Sea....
river into Lake Inari
Lake Inari
Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...
. Its main inflows are the rivers Lemmenjoki and Vaskojoki
Vaskojoki
Vaskojoki is a river of Finland in the Finnish Lapland. It flows into the Paatari Lake, which in turn flows trough the river Juutuanjoki into Lake Inari, part of the Paatsjoki River basin that flows into the Barents Sea.-See also:*List of rivers of Finland...
.