Kemijoki

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Kemijoki is the longest river in Finland, flowing through Lapland to the Gulf of Bothnia and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kemijoki canonical 7

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Finland
cityAtMouth Kemi
climateZone subarctic
confluence joins Ounasjoki at Rovaniemi
country Finland
countrySubdivision Lapland
surface form: Lapland region of Finland
drainageBasin Bothnian Bay basin
economicRole energy production
transport (historical log floating)
flowsDirection generally south-westward
flowsInto Gulf of Bothnia
flowsThrough Kemi
Kemijärvi
Rovaniemi
freezesInWinter yes
hasBridgeIn Kemi
Rovaniemi
hasCatchmentAreaIn Lapland
surface form: Finnish Lapland
hasEstuaryType delta-like estuary at Kemi
hydropowerCompany Kemijoki Oy
hydropowerPlantsOnRiver multiple
importance major source of hydroelectric power in Finland
length about 550 km
locatedIn Arctic Circle region (partly)
Lapland
Northern Finland
locatedOnContinent Europe
longestRiverIn Finland
majorTributary Kitinen
Ounasjoki
Tenniöjoki
Tourujoki
surface form: Varejoki
mouth Gulf of Bothnia
notableFor being the longest river in Finland
extensive hydropower development
partOf Finnish river network
passesNear Arctic Circle
surface form: Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi
recreationalActivities boating
fishing
ice fishing (winter)
region Lapland
riverSystem Baltic Sea drainage basin
surface form: Baltic Sea basin
sourceLocation near Kemijärvi
use hydroelectric power generation
log driving (historical)
recreation
waterbodyType freshwater river

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kemi locatedAtMouthOf Kemijoki
Kemi river Kemijoki
Bothnian Bay hasMajorInflow Kemijoki
Rovaniemi locatedOnRiver Kemijoki
Tervola locatedOnRiver Kemijoki