The Näätämö River is located in Finland

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...

’s Lapland, north of Lake Inari

Lake Inari

Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...

. It flows from Lake Iijärvi

Lake Iijärvi (Inari)

Lake Iijärvi is a lake of Finland. Näätämö River flows from it to Neiden Fjord in Norway.-References:*...

 in Inari

Inari, Finland

Inari is Finland's largest, sparsely populated municipality with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are lumber industry and nature maintenance. With the museum Siida in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture...

 and empties into Neiden Fjord on the Norwegian side of the border. The portion of the river within the Finnish border is approximately 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) long and drops down approximately 130 m from the elevation of Lake Ii (193 m above seal level). At several spots, the river widens into lakes, of which the largest are Lakes Kaarttilompolo, Vuodasluobal and Opukas.

Based on annual catch, Näätämö River is Norway’s third most productive river for salmon fishing. Atlantic salmon

Atlantic salmon

The Atlantic salmon is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the north Atlantic and the north Pacific....

, lake trout, sea trout, graylings

Grayling (species)

The grayling is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is the type species of its genus. Native to the Palearctic ecozone, the grayling is widespread throughout northern Europe, from the United Kingdom and France to the Ural Mountains in Russia...

 and pike

Northern Pike

The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...

are all indigenous species.