Lemmenjoki (river)

Lemmenjoki
Lemmenjoki
Location
Country	Finland
Physical characteristics
Length	80 km

The Lemmenjoki (Finnish: Lemmenjoki, Northern Sami: Leammi) is a river in the northern part of the Finnish province of Lapland. Some 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, it flows from Nautajänkä, via Lake Paatari, terminating in Lake Inari.^[1]

The name of the river comes from the Sami word "Leammijohka", meaning "warm river" or "the river of love".^[2] Due to an erroneous folk etymology, the form Lemmenjoki is often associated with the Finnish word lempi (genitive form lemmen), meaning "love".

The Lemmenjoki National Park derives its name from the river.

References

^ Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. (2009). The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25785-6.
^ Ranta, Reetta; Huttunen, Antti (2024-01-16). Back to Nature Finland: Explore nature, myths, and ancient wisdom (in Greek). Power Animals United. ISBN 978-952-69866-1-6.

68°43′45″N 26°5′26″E / 68.72917°N 26.09056°E / 68.72917; 26.09056

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[1] Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B. (2009). The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25785-6.

[2] Ranta, Reetta; Huttunen, Antti (2024-01-16). Back to Nature Finland: Explore nature, myths, and ancient wisdom (in Greek). Power Animals United. ISBN 978-952-69866-1-6.

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