Rayakoski
Encyclopedia
Rayakoski is an inhabited locality in Pechengsky District
of Murmansk Oblast
, Russia
, located adjacent to the tripoint
between Finland
, Norway
, and Russia.
Rayakoski is located around the Rayakoski Hydroelectric Power Plant
, built in 1956.
Rayakoski and its hydroelectric plant were sold by Finland
to the Soviet Union
in 1947, in exchange for German investments in Finland confiscated by the Soviets.
Pechengsky District
Pechengsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the five in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located to the northwest of the Kola Peninsula on the coast of the Barents Sea and borders with Finland in the south and southwest and with Norway in the west, northwest, and north...
of Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located adjacent to the tripoint
Tripoint
A tripoint, or trijunction , is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet....
between 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...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and Russia.
Rayakoski is located around the Rayakoski Hydroelectric Power Plant
Paatsjoki River Hydroelectric Plants
The Paatsjoki River hydroelectric power plants are a series of hydroelectric installations on the Paatsjoki River.-Description:The Paatsjoki River flows from Lake Inari in Finland and for most of its duration, it marks the border between Russia and Norway. On the river there are several Norwegian...
, built in 1956.
Rayakoski and its hydroelectric plant were sold by 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...
to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1947, in exchange for German investments in Finland confiscated by the Soviets.