The Kemijoki or Kemi River (, ), with its length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki.

The first hydroelectric plant on the Kemijoki, , was constructed in 1945–1949 at . A total of 15 power plants have been constructed so far. The plants are owned by and Pohjolan Voima Oy. In 2003, the plants produced a total of 4.3 TWh, which was about 34.5% of Finland's total hydroelectric production.

Power plants

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See also

• List of rivers of the Baltic Sea

• Rivers of Finland

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