Iijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the
Iijoki
Iijoki () is a river of Finland in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The river has many tributaries. Facta (encyclopedia) part 6, page 390, ''finnish'' It flows for into the Gulf of Bothnia. Some of its main tributaries are Siuruanjoki and Livoj ...
main catchment area. It is located in the
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between ...
region. The lake is formed of many long and narrow bays.
[Iijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-03-01. One of the bays nearly reach the Finnish National Road 5 and there is a hotel on the strand.
See also
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List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ...
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Lakes of Kuusamo