Lemmenjoki

Lemmenjoki
Near the source of the Lemmenjoki
Data
Water code	FI : 71.8
location	Lapland ( Finland )
River system	Paatsjoki
Drain over	Juutuanjoki  → Paatsjoki  → Barents Sea
origin	See Lemmekäsjärvi 68 ° 32 '24 "  N , 25 ° 38' 29"  O
Source height	284  m
muzzle	in Lake Paatari Coordinates: 68 ° 50 ′ 48 "  N , 26 ° 25 ′ 15"  E 68 ° 50 ′ 48 "  N , 26 ° 25 ′ 15"  E
Mouth height	144.6  m
Height difference	139.4 m
Bottom slope	2.1 ‰
length	67 km
Left tributaries	Ravadasjoki , Searitjoka, Lankojoki
Right tributaries	Vaijoki
Flowing lakes	Sotkajärvi, Äivihjärvi
View of the Lemmenjoki; Hikers are brought to Kultahamina; Travel time approx. 1.5 hours
Ride on the Lemmenjoki
The Ravadasjoki flows into the Lemmenjoki as a waterfall

The Lemmenjoki is a 67 km long river in Finnish Lapland .

geography

The Lemmenjoki springs from the lake Lemmekäsjärvi in northwest Finland and flows from southwest to northeast in the direction of Lake Inari . Initially the river flows through a moor landscape, later through a lonely, almost uninhabited low mountain range with abandoned gold rush settlements. The river meanders strongly before it flows into Lake Paatari . It flows through the Lemmenjoki National Park .

history

In the 1870s there was a "gold rush" on Lemmenjoki and neighboring Ivalojoki . Gold is still being mined there today . There are currently around 60-70 gold prospectors holding claims in which they are searching for gold. Since they can only work for about four to six months depending on the weather, the prospectors have to hurry to earn enough money to survive the extremely long winter. Winter usually lasts from October or November to around the end of April or even well into May.

Touristic

The Lemmenjoki is a popular river with moderate difficulty for multi-day canoe trips.

Web links

• Pictures from Lemmenjoki National Park by Samuel Silhberpapier

Individual evidence

1. ↑ JÄRVIWIKI - Paatari (71.221.1.001)