Iijoki

Iijoki
Bridges of Highway 4 across Iijoki
Map
Location
CountryFinland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIijärvi, Kuusamo
Mouth 
 • location
Gulf of Bothnia, Ii
 • coordinates
65°19′23″N 25°21′30″E / 65.32306°N 25.35833°E / 65.32306; 25.35833
Length370 km (230 mi)
Basin size14,191 km2 (5,479 sq mi)

Iijoki (Swedish: Ijo älv) is a river of Finland in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The river has many tributaries.[1] It flows for 370 kilometres (230 mi) into the Gulf of Bothnia. Some of its main tributaries are Siuruanjoki and Livojoki. It has about 150 rapids.

  1. ^ Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, finnish