Tenniöjoki Explained

Tenniöjoki
Name Other:Russian: Тенниёйоки
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lapland
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Salla
Subdivision Type4:Oblast
Subdivision Name4:Murmansk
Subdivision Type5:District
Subdivision Name5:Kandalakshskiy
Length:73km (45miles)
Discharge1 Location:Kemijoki
Source1 Location:Minkelimunturi, Russia
Source1 Coordinates:67.3467°N 29.7039°W
Mouth Location:Finland
Mouth Coordinates:67.2794°N 28.2472°W
Progression:KemijokiGulf of Bothnia
Basin Size:725km2

The Tenniöjoki is a river in Russia and Finland. It begins in Murmansk Oblast in Russia from where it flows into Finnish territory in Lapland region. It is a tributary of Kemijoki and one of its tributaries is Kuolajoki which also begins on the Russian side of the border and ends in Finland.

The river is long and the area of its watershed is . It starts in a swampy area by the slopes of the Minkeliminturi mountain.

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