Kiehimänjoki
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Kiehimänjoki is a river of Finland
. It flows for 16 kilometres. The river begins from lake Iijärvi
in Paltamo
in Kainuu
region and ends to the lake Oulujärvi
, from which the waters flow trough the Oulujoki
River into the Gulf of Bothnia
. The river drains a chain of lakes that originates in the municipalities of Suomussalmi
and Hyrynsalmi
in Kainuu .
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It flows for 16 kilometres. The river begins from lake Iijärvi
Iijärvi
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in Paltamo
Paltamo
Paltamo is a municipality of Finland.It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is. There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo...
in Kainuu
Kainuu
Kainuu is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. In the east it also borders Russia. Kainuu is known in the ancient Norse sagas as Kvenland....
region and ends to the lake Oulujärvi
Oulujärvi
Oulujärvi is a lake in Finland located in the Oulu Province. With the area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake to the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu sea", and it is surrounded by three...
, from which the waters flow trough the Oulujoki
Oulujoki
Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland.Its origin is Oulujärvi and, its watershed area covers a significant part of Kainuu region....
River into the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea.-Name:...
. The river drains a chain of lakes that originates in the municipalities of Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish...
and Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually Finnish....
in Kainuu .
See also
- List of rivers in Finland