Length 550 km Basin area 51,127 km² | Discharge 556 m³/s | |
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Bridges Jätkänkynttilä Bridge, Ounaskoski bridge Similar Isohaaran Voimalaitos, Arktikum Science Museum, Pirttikosken Voimalaitos, Jätkänkynttilä Bridge, Santa Park | ||
Kemijoki (Swedish: Kemi älv, Northern Sami: Giemajohka), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs through Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi.
Map of Kemijoki, Finland
At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with Kemijoki.
The first hydroelectric plant on Kemijoki was constructed in 1949 at Isohaara. A total of 15 power plants have been constructed so far. The plants are owned by Kemijoki Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy. In 2003 the plants produced a total of 4.3 TWh, which was about 34.5% of Finland's total hydroelectric production.
References
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