KEMIJOKI

kĕˈmēyôkē, longest river of Finland, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising near Sokosti peak, NE Finland. It flows generally SW to Kemijärvi lake, then W into the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. With its many tributaries, the Kemijoki drains most of N Finland. It is an important logging route.

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books on: Kemijoki  - 6 results

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1.
Privatisation in the European Union: Theory and Policy Perspectives
Book by David Parker; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Privatization--European Union Countries--Case Studies
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The Grand Strategy of the Russian Empire, 1650-1831
Book by John P. Ledonne; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Imperialism, Russia--History--1613-1917, Russia--Territorial Expansion
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Global Perspectives on River Conservation: Science, Policy, and Practice
Book by P. J. Boon, B. R. Davies, G. E. Petts; John Wiley & Sons, 2000
Subjects: Stream Conservation
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The Challenges of Privatization: An International Analysis
Book by Bernardo Bortolotti, Domenico Siniscalco; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Privatization
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Area Handbook for Finland
Book by Theodore L. Stoddard, William K. Carr, Shaheen Dil, John Johnson, Carlo La Porta, Nils Ørvik, Douglas K. Ramsey, Kirk H. Stone, Carla Lofberg Valenta; U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974
Subjects: Finland
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newspaper articles on: Kemijoki  - 2 results

 
 
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Lap It Up
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 19, 2009
...thermal snow suit, boots, hats, gloves and scarf. You emerge waddling like a Michelin man, but warm and overlooking the stunning Kemijoki river. made the short trip to the Hotel, situated on a fabulous hilltop location overlooking ski slopes and forests, where...
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Holly Days
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), December 18, 2005
...four-star Rantasipi Pohjanhovi Hotel weighs in from pounds 57 a night, and is in the centre of Rovaniemi on the banks of the river Kemijoki, just eight kilometres from the Arctic Circle. Leisure facilities include four saunas, a relaxation area and a 19-metre indoor...


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encyclopedia articles on: Kemijoki  - 3 results

 
 
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Kemijoki
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KEMIJOKI ke meyoke, longest river of Finland, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising near Sokosti peak, NE Finland. It flows generally SW to Kemijarvi lake, then W into the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi . With its many tributaries, the Kemijoki drains most of N Finland. It is an important logging route. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University...
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Kemi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...KEMI ke me, city (1996 pop. 24,633), Lapland prov., W central Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Kemijoki River. An old trading post, it was chartered in 1869. Kemi is a port and has large sawmills and pulp mills and a power...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...by short rivers, sounds, or canals to form busy commercial waterways. The largest lakes are Saimaa, Inari, and Paijanne. The Kemijoki and Oulujoki are the longest rivers of the region and, with the Torniojoki, are important logging waterways. The countrys third...


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