Iijoki

Iijoki
Bridges of Highway 4 across Iijoki
Location
CountryFinland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIijärvi, Kuusamo
Mouth 
 • location
Gulf of Bothnia, Ii
 • coordinates
65°19′23″N 25°21′30″E / 65.32306°N 25.35833°E / 65.32306; 25.35833
Length370 km (230 mi)
Basin size
14,191 km2 (5,479 sq mi)

Iijoki (Swedish: Ijo älv) is a river of Finland in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The river has many tributaries. It flows for 370 kilometres (230 mi) into the Gulf of Bothnia. Some of its main tributaries are Siuruanjoki and Livojoki. It has about 150 rapids.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, finnish

Further reading

Kalle Päätalo has written a 26 part novel; Juuret Iijoen törmässä.

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