Könkämäeno (; ;

Meänkieli (literally 'our language'), or Tornedalian is a Finnic language or a group of distinct Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost part of Sweden, particularly along the Torne River Valley. It is officially recognized in Sweden as one of the ...

: ''Könkämäväylä'') is a river in

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, ...

and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

in Finnish and

Swedish Lapland Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland, is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders the Swedish provinces of Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten, as well as Norway and Finland. Nearly a quarter of Sweden's ...

. It forms the upper course of the Muonionjoki river, which begins where the Könkämäeno river meets the

Lätäseno Lätäseno ''Leahttáseatnu'' (Northern Sami), is a river of Finland in Finnish Lapland. It is a tributary of Muonio River, which itself is a tributary of Torne River. The river is a popular fishing destination. It flows through the Lätäs ...

river. The river begins from

Lake Kilpisjärvi Kilpisjärvi is a medium-sized lake located at the north-western tip of Finland and northernmost Sweden. Treriksröset, the point where the borders of Finland, Sweden and Norway join is located some northwest from the lake. The lake is divided ...

and forms together with Muonionjoki and the lower course of

Torne River Torne may refer to: * River Torne (England), a river in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England * Torne (Finnish and Swedish river) The Torne, also known as the Tornio (, , , , ), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately ha ...

the border between Sweden and Finland.

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Rivers of Norrbotten County Torne river basin Rivers of Enontekiö Rivers of Finland Finland–Sweden border International rivers of Europe Border rivers {{Sweden-river-stub

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