Lake Kitkajärvi is a rather large lake of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is situated partly in
Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ra ...
in
Lapland region and partly in
Kuusamo
Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality h ...
municipality in
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, and belongs to the
Koutajoki main catchment area. The southern part of the lake is called
Yli-Kitka (meaning Upper Kitka) and northern part is called ''Ala-Kitka'' (meaning Lower Kitka). Kitkajärvi is 14th biggest lake in Finland.
[The area of Kitka in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-02-27. It is also the biggest unregulated lake, because there are no power stations on its outflow. Rather big part of the lake is protected in the
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...
protection program. The water in the lake is very clean.
Description of the Kitkajärvi Area
. EUNIS. Retrieved 2014-02-27. There is a route around the lake for paddlers.
See also
*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 ...
Posiolapland.com
- Posio Tourism
References
Lakes of Kuusamo
Lakes of Posio
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