The Tenniöjoki is a river in 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...

 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...

. It begins in 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:...

 in Russia from where it flows into Finnish territory in Lapland region. It is a tributary of Kemijoki

Kemijoki

Kemijoki , with its length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs through Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi.At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with Kemijoki....

 and one of its tributaries is Kuolajoki River

Kuolajoki River

Kuolajoki River is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia and in Lapland, Finland. It is 30 km in length. The area of its basin is 1,635 km². The Kuolajoki River originates in the Lake Kuolajarvi in Russia and flows into the Tenniöjoki River in Finland. Its...

which also begins on the Russian side of the border and ends in Finland.

The river is 73 kilometres (45.4 mi) long and the area of its watershed is 725 square kilometres (279.9 sq mi). It starts in a swampy area by the slopes of the Minkeliminturi mountain.

Literature

• Suuri tietosanakirja. WSOY, 2001. ISBN 951-0-26053-3.
• Tietojätti. Gummerus, 1985. ISBN 951-864-059-9.
• Keski- ja Ylä-Kemijoen kalatalousselvityksiä vuosina 1989–2000, s. 34–35. Lapin ympäristökeskus, 2006. ISSN 1455-2639.

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