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The Lainio River (sv:Lainioälven, Meankieli: Lainionjoki or Lainionväylä) is a river in Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality

Kiruna Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna.Kiruna Municipality is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at about 20,000 km? is Sweden's geographically largest, being as large as the combined area of Sweden's three southernmost provinces of Sweden Scani...
 in the far north of Swedish Lapland. Its source is a mountain lake, Råstojaure (Meankieli: Rostujärvi), which lies along the border with Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. 200 km from its source, the Lainio River flows into the Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
, which eventually flows 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 ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
. Towns along the River Lainio include Kangos, Övre Soppero, Nedre Soppero, Laanavaara, and Lainio.

The Lainio River is considered one of Europe's finest fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
 rivers, and has abundant supplies of pike, European perch
European perch

File:PercheCommune.jpgThe European perch is a highly predatory species of perch found in Europe and Asia. In some areas it is known as the redfin perch or English perch, and it is often referred to by the shortform perch....
, grayling
Grayling

Grayling may refer to:...
 and trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
, and salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 in July and August.








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The Lainio River (sv:Lainioälven, Meankieli: Lainionjoki or Lainionväylä) is a river in Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality

Kiruna Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna.Kiruna Municipality is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at about 20,000 km? is Sweden's geographically largest, being as large as the combined area of Sweden's three southernmost provinces of Sweden Scani...
 in the far north of Swedish Lapland. Its source is a mountain lake, Råstojaure (Meankieli: Rostujärvi), which lies along the border with Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. 200 km from its source, the Lainio River flows into the Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
, which eventually flows 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 ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
. Towns along the River Lainio include Kangos, Övre Soppero, Nedre Soppero, Laanavaara, and Lainio.

The Lainio River is considered one of Europe's finest fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
 rivers, and has abundant supplies of pike, European perch
European perch

File:PercheCommune.jpgThe European perch is a highly predatory species of perch found in Europe and Asia. In some areas it is known as the redfin perch or English perch, and it is often referred to by the shortform perch....
, grayling
Grayling

Grayling may refer to:...
 and trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
, and salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 in July and August.

External links


Swedish and English language website containing pictures and visitor information: http://www.lainio.com http://www.neitigarden.se