
The Kokemäenjoki ("
Kokemäki River", ) is a river in southwestern
Finland
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.
Geography
The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the wate ...
region, and flows to the
Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; ; ) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the northern part of Sweden's east coast ( West Bothnia an ...
at
Pori
Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...
in the
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland ...
region. Primary
tributaries
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of the Kokemäenjoki are the
Loimijoki, Kauvatsanjoki and Harjunpäänjoki rivers. The Kokemäenjoki river delta is the largest river delta in the Nordic countries and an important wildlife area.
In May 2025, millions of young fish were released into the river as part of a major spring stocking effort. This included the release of 14,000 two-year-old Atlantic salmon, 18,000 two-year-old sea trout and more than six million newly hatched migratory whitefish from the Harjavalta hatchery.
See also
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Kokemäki Castle
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Kyrösjärvi
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Kulovesi
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Längelmävesi
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Rautavesi (Sastamala)
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Index: Kokemäenjoki basin
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List of rivers of Finland
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 B ...
References
External links
Kokemäenjoki-LIFE— ''a project for the restoration and management of valuable natural sites along the Kokemäenjoki River.''
*http://www.kokemaenjoki.fi/etusivu/kokemaenjoki - in Finnish
*http://www.pilvivene.com/suurijoki/ - in Finnish
Rivers of Finland
Landforms of Pirkanmaa
Landforms of Satakunta
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