List of rivers of Finland
This list outlines the most important rivers in Finland according to different principles of order.
River systems in Finland
There are 74 major river systems in Finland with a size of at least 200 km ². These are numbered 1-74, starting from the river systems in the Southeast, which flow into Lake Ladoga, and more continuously in a clockwise direction. Smaller basins, which are located on the coast between the larger river systems, or extend along the Finnish border, are numbered with 81-86. Other catchment areas in marine areas are numbered with 91-99. The main catchment areas and flow systems are further divided accordingly. Below the numbered 1-74 from river systems of Finland and the surface of the associated catchment area:
The largest rivers by drainage area
Here is the list, in alphabetical order, the fifty largest rivers in Finland, judged by the size of the drainage area:
- Ähtävänjoki
- Hiidenjoki
- Iijoki
- Inarijoki
- Ivalojoki
- Juutuanjoki
- Jänisjoki
- Kaamasjoki
- Kajaaninjoki
- Kalajoki
- Karjaanjoki
- Karvianjoki
- Kemi
- Kettujoki
- Kiehimänjoki
- Kiiminkijoki
- Kitinen
- Kitkajoki
- Koitajoki
- Kokemäenjoki
- Könkämäeno
- Korpijoki
- Kostonjoki
- Kuolajoki
- Kymi
- Kyrönjoki
- Lätäseno
- Lieksanjoki
- Livojoki
- Loimijoki
- Loukinen
- Luiro
- Meltausjoki
- Muonionjoki
- Näätämöjoki
- Oulankajoki
- Oulujoki
- Paatsjoki
- Perhonjoki
- Pielisjoki
- Pyhäjoki
- Raudanjoki
- Siikajoki
- Simojoki
- Siuruanjoki
- Tengeliönjoki
- Tenniöjoki
- Tornionjoki
- Vantaanjoki
- Vuoksi
The longest rivers
The following list outlines the over 100 kilometers of rivers of Finland in the order of their length.
- Muonionjoki Tornionjoki 570 km
- Kemi 552 km, 483 km without delta
- Muonionjoki ( tributary of the Tornionjoki ) 330 km
- Iijoki 310 km
- Ounasjoki ( tributary of Kemi ) 298 km
- Kitinen ( tributary of Kemi ) 278 km
- Luiro ( tributary of Kemi ) 227 km
- Tornionjoki 180 km ( in the area of Finland, total length 510 km partly in Sweden)
- Kymi 180 km
- Simojoki 172 km
- Ivalojoki 170 km
- Kiiminkijoki 170 km
- Kyrönjoki 169 km
- Pyhäjoki 162 km
- Perhonjoki 155 km
- Teno 152 km
- Siikajoki 152 km
- Kokemäenjoki 150 km
- Raudanjoki 150 km
- Lapuanjoki 147 km
- Lieksanjoki 132 km
- Porvoonjoki 130 km
- Kalajoki 130 km
- Livojoki 125 km
- Siuruanjoki 120 km
- Loimijoki 114 km
- Karvianjoki 110 km
- Vaskojoki 110 km
- Oulujoki 107 km
- Oulankajoki 105 km (plus 30 km on the Russian side )
- Nuorittajoki 105 km
- Kiehimänjoki 105 km (including headwaters )
- Paimionjoki 105 km
- Vantaanjoki 101 km
Other important rivers of Finland
- Aurajoki 70 km
- Kajaaninjoki 10 km
- Kitkajoki 35 km
- Tenniöjoki 62 km ( tributary of Kemi, total length 126 km, about half of them in Russia)
- Vaikkojoki 50 km
- Vuoksi 15 km (total length 150 km, mostly in Russia)