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Kitinen
The Kitinen River in Pelkosenniemi, Finland
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Location
CountryFinland
MunicipalityKittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Sodankylä
Physical characteristics
Length235 km (146 mi)

Kitinen is a river in Finland. It flows for 235 kilometres (146 mi), making it the fourth longest river in Finland. The river flows through the municipalities of Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, and Sodankylä in the Finnish region of Lapland. The Porttipahta Reservoir and a hydroelectric power plant are located on the upper course of the river. Tributaries of Kitinen are Kemijoki, Luiro, and Sattanen.[1]

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  1. ^ "KELUJÄRVI - RAJALAYLEISKAAVA" (PDF). www.paikkatieto.airix.fi. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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67°08′N 027°29′E / 67.133°N 27.483°E / 67.133; 27.483

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Sodankylä

at the northern end of Highway 5 (E63) and along Highway 4 (E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities

Baltic Sea

340 51,127 19,740 Finland, Norway (source of Ounasjoki) longer tributary Kitinen Kemijoki (river system) 556 19,600 600 370 51,127 19,740 Oder 540 19,000

Luiro

Luiro is a river of Finland. It is a tributary of Kitinen, that itself is a tributary of Kemijoki. The river flows through the municipalities of Sodankylä

Sodankylä Old Church

Soađegili boares girku) is a 17th-century wooden church located near the Kitinen River in the Sodankylä municipality in Lapland, Finland. The church is

List of rivers of Finland

(near Hetta) Raudanjoki (near Oikarainen) flows through lake Kemijärvi Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi) Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi) Jeesiöjoki [fi] (in Sodankylä)

List of rivers of Europe

in Kemi FIN - - - Ounasjoki 300 13968 140 Kemijoki in Rovaniemi - - - Kitinen 278 11214 ? Kemijoki near Pelkosenniemi 86 78 76 Iijoki 310 14191 174 Bothnian

Vaalajärvi

area there is a canoeing route lake Vaalajärvi–river Jeesiöjoki–river Kitinen. List of lakes in Finland Vaalajärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved

Kemijoki (company)

Kokkosniva hydropower plant on the Kitinen river in Pelkosenniemi