This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the Baltic Sea, which is divided here into the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland, and the Archipelago Sea between them. Some rivers flow to Russia, ending either to Gulf of Finland or to the White Sea, and a few to the Arctic Ocean through Russia or Norway.
There are many lakes in Finland and this listing also includes several lakes through which the rivers flow or begin from. Due to the great number of lakes especially in the Finnish Lakeland, where watercourses tend to consist of chains of lakes rather than long rivers, some rivers with a large catchment area can also be quite short or there may only be a short rapid between large lakes, like for example Tammerkoski in Tampere.
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Bothnia
- Torne (, , in Tornio and Haparanda) - border with Sweden
- Tengeliönjoki (in Aavasaksa)
- Muonionjoki (, near Pajala) - border with Sweden
- Könkämäeno (, near Kaaresuvanto) - border with Sweden
- Lätäseno (near Kaaresuvanto)
- Kemijoki (in Kemi)
- Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi)
- (near Hetta)
- Käkkälöjoki (near Hetta)
- Raudanjoki (near Oikarainen)
- flows through lake Kemijärvi
- Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi)
- Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi)
- (in Sodankylä)
- Tenniöjoki (near Savukoski) â flows from Russia
- Kuolajoki (in Salla) â flows from Russia
- Värriöjoki (in Martti)
- Simojoki (in Simo)
- Iijoki (in Ii)
- Siuruanjoki (in Yli-Ii)
- Livojoki (near Pudasjärvi)
- Kiiminkijoki (in Haukipudas)
- Oulujoki (in Oulu)
- lake Oulujärvi
- Kiehimänjoki (in Paltamo)
- Kajaaninjoki (near Kajaani)
- Pyhäjoki (near Pyhäjoki municipality)
- Kalajoki (near Kalajoki municipality)
- (in Himanka)
- Perhonjoki (, in Kokkola)
- (, in Nykarleby)
- (, near Jakobstad)
- Kyrönjoki (, near Vaasa)
- (, near Närpes)
- ( or , near Kristinestad)
- (in Merikarvia and at two different points in Ahlainen, Pori, due to river bifurcation)
- Kokemäenjoki (in Pori)
- Loimijoki (in Huittinen)
- lakes Rautavesi and Kulovesi
- Nokianvirta (in Nokia)
- Lake Pyhäjärvi (south of Tampere)
- Tammerkoski (in Tampere)
- Lake Näsijärvi (north of Tampere)
- rapids (in Lempäälä)
- Lake Vanajavesi (between Lempäälä, Valkeakoski and Hämeenlinna)
- Valkeakoski rapids (in Valkeakoski)
- Lake Mallasvesi (north of Valkeakoski)
- Eurajoki (in Eurajoki)
- (in Eurajoki)
Rivers flowing to the Archipelago Sea
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Finland
Rivers flowing to Russia, to the Gulf of Finland
Water from these rivers flows through Lake Ladoga and Neva River to the sea.
- Vuoksi (, in Imatra)
- lake Saimaa
- To the interconnected lakes on the same level as Saimaa (for example Lake Pyhäselkä near Joensuu):
- Höytiäisenkanava (in Joensuu) from lake Höytiäinen
- Pielisjoki (in Joensuu) from lake Pielinen
- Koitajoki (near Eno) from lake Koitere, flows partly in Russia
- from lake Pielinen
- Lieksanjoki, in Lieksa) from Lake Leksozero (, ) in Russia, through a chain of lakes
- () from Lake Tulos (, ) in Russia
- Jänisjoki (, in Värtsilä)
- (, in Tohmajärvi
- (), in Kitee
- (), in Rautjärvi
Rivers flowing to Russia, to the White Sea
Rivers flowing to Russia or Norway, to the Arctic Ocean
By length
This is a list of the rivers, exceeding 100 km, that are wholly or partly located within the borders of Finland.
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