Kitkajoki

Kitkajoki
Aallokkokoski rapid
Location
Country	Finland
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Oulankajoki
• coordinates	66°17′00″N 29°38′50″E / 66.2834°N 29.6473°E / 66.2834; 29.6473Coordinates: 66°17′00″N 29°38′50″E / 66.2834°N 29.6473°E / 66.2834; 29.6473
Basin features
Progression	Oulankajoki→ Lake Pyaozero→ Kovda→ White Sea

Kitkajoki or Kitkanjoki is a river of Finland. It begins from the lake Ala-Kitka that is connected to the lake Yli-Kitka in the municipalities of Posio and Kuusamo in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia and flows then towards Russia joining the river Oulankajoki near the Russian border. It is a part of the Kovda river system in Russia and Finland from which the waters flow to the White Sea.^[1]

See also[]

• List of rivers of Finland

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Kitkajoki at Wikimedia Commons

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