This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the Baltic Sea, which is divided here into the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland, and the Archipelago Sea between them. Some rivers flow to Russia, ending either to Gulf of Finland or to the White Sea, and a few to the Arctic Ocean through Russia or Norway.
There are many lakes in Finland and so this listing includes also several lakes through which the rivers flow or begin from. Due to the great number of lakes especially in the Finnish Lakeland, where watercourses tend to consist of chains of lakes rather than long rivers, some rivers with a large catchment area can also be quite short or there may only be a short rapid between large lakes, like for example Tammerkoski in Tampere.
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Bothnia
Torne River (, , in Tornio and Haparanda) - border with Sweden
Tengeliönjoki (in Aavasaksa) Muonionjoki (, near Pajala) - border with Sweden Könkämäeno (, near Kaaresuvanto) - border with Sweden Lätäseno (near Kaaresuvanto) Kemijoki (in Kemi) Ounasjoki (in Rovaniemi) Näkkäläjoki (near Hetta) Käkkälöjoki (near Hetta) Raudanjoki (near Oikarainen) flows through lake Kemijärvi Kitinen (near Pelkosenniemi) Luiro (near Pelkosenniemi) Jeesiöjoki (in Sodankylä) Tenniöjoki (near Savukoski) – flows from Russia Kuolajoki (in Salla) – flows from Russia Värriöjoki (in Martti) Simojoki (in Simo) Iijoki (in Ii) Siuruanjoki (in Yli-Ii) Livojoki (near Pudasjärvi) Kiiminkijoki (in Haukipudas) Oulu River (in Oulu) lake Oulujärvi Kiehimänjoki (in Paltamo) Kajaaninjoki (near Kajaani) Pyhäjoki River (in Pyhäjoki) Kalajoki River (in Kalajoki) Lestijoki (in Himanka) Perhonjoki (, in Kokkola) Lapuanjoki (, in Nykarleby) Esse å (, near Jakobstad) Kyrönjoki (, near Vaasa) Närpes å (, near Närpes) Lappfjärds å ( or , near Kristinestad) Karvianjoki (in Merikarvia and at two different points in Ahlainen, Pori, due to river bifurcation) Kokemäenjoki (in Pori) Loimijoki (in Huittinen) lakes Rautavesi and Kulovesi Nokianvirta (in Nokia) Lake Pyhäjärvi (south of Tampere) Tammerkoski (in Tampere) Lake Näsijärvi (north of Tampere) Kuokkalankoski rapids (in Lempäälä) Lake Vanajavesi (between Lempäälä, Valkeakoski and Hämeenlinna) Valkeakoski rapids (in Valkeakoski) Lake Mallasvesi (north of Valkeakoski) Eurajoki (in Eurajoki) Lapinjoki (in Eurajoki)
Rivers flowing to the Archipelago Sea
Laajoki (in Mynämäki) Mynäjoki (in Mynämäki) Aurajoki (in Turku) Paimionjoki (in Paimio) Halikonjoki (in Halikko, Salo) Uskelanjoki (in Salo) Perniönjoki (in Perniö, Salo) Kiskonjoki (in Kisko, Salo)
Rivers flowing to the Gulf of Finland
Svartån (, in Karis, Raseborg) Vantaa River (, , in Helsinki) Keravanjoki (in Vantaa) Porvoonjoki (, in Porvoo) Kymijoki (in Kotka and near Ruotsinpyhtää) from Lake Päijänne Jämsänjoki (in Jämsä)
Rivers flowing to Russia, to the Gulf of Finland
Water from these rivers flows through Lake Ladoga and Neva River to the sea.
River Vuoksi (, in Imatra) lake Saimaa To the interconnected lakes on the same level as Saimaa (for example Lake Pyhäselkä near Joensuu): Höytiäisenkanava (in Joensuu) from lake Höytiäinen Pielisjoki (in Joensuu) from lake Pielinen Koitajoki (near Eno) from lake Koitere, flows partly in Russia from lake Pielinen Lieksanjoki, in Lieksa) from Lake Leksozero (, ) in Russia, through a chain of lakes Tuulijoki () from Lake Tulos (, ) in Russia Jänisjoki (, in Värtsilä) Tohmajoki (, in Tohmajärvi Kiteenjoki (), in Kitee Hiitolanjoki (), in Rautjärvi
Rivers flowing to Russia, to the White Sea
Pistojoki (south-east of Kuusamo) - flows to the Kem River in Russia
Lakes Muojärvi and Kuusamojärvi in Kuusamo
Oulankajoki (north-east of Kuusamo) - flows to the Kovda River in Russia
Kitkanjoki (near the Russian border) - flows to Oulankajoki in Finland near the Russian border Kuusinkijoki (near the Russian border - flows to Oulankajoki in Russia near the Finnish border Tuntsajoki River (, in Salla) - flows to the Kovda River in Russia
Rivers flowing to Russia or Norway, to the Arctic Ocean
Luttojoki () - flows to the Tuloma River in Russia
Paatsjoki (, ) - border between Norway and Russia
Lake Inari () Ivalojoki (near Ivalo) Juutuanjoki (in the village of Inari) Lake Paatari Lemmenjoki Vaskojoki Näätämöjoki () - flows to Norway Tana (, ) - flows to Norway, border between Finland and Norway Utsjoki (in Utsjoki) Inarijoki () near Karigasniemi) - border between Finland and Norway