Kemijoki
The Kemijoki or Kemi River (Swedish: Kemi älv, Northern Sami: Giemajohka), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi.[1]
At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki.
The first hydroelectric plant on the 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.
See also
Finland portal
Water portal
Renewable energy portal
- List of rivers of the Baltic Sea
- Rivers of Finland
References
- ^ Facta 2001, part 8, finnish
External links
Media related to Kemijoki at Wikimedia Commons
65°46′N 24°27′E / 65.77°N 24.45°E / 65.77; 24.45
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