# Ivalojoki

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{{Short description|River in the country of Finland}}
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{{Infobox river
| name = Ivalojoki
| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=fi|name1=Ivalojoki |tag2=se|name2=Avviljohka |tag3=smn|name3=Avveeljuuhâ}}
| image = Kutturan silta.jpg
| image_caption = Road bridge spanning Ivalojoki at [Kuttura](/source/Kuttura)
| source1_location = [Korsatunturi](/source/Korsatunturi)
| mouth          = [Lake Inari](/source/Lake_Inari)
| mouth_location = 
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|68|45|20.9|N|027|38|33.0|E|type:landmark_region:FI-10}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|118.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [Finland](/source/Finland)
| subdivision_type2 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Finland)
| subdivision_name2 = [Lapland](/source/Lapland%2C_Finland)
| length_km = 180
| source1_elevation = appr. {{Convert|300|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = 1 ‰
| basin_size = 
}}

'''Ivalojoki''' ({{langx|se|Avviljohka}}, {{langx|smn|Avveeljuuhâ}}) is a {{convert|180|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} river in [Finland](/source/Finland) that flows through upper [Lapland](/source/Lapland_(Finland)) into [Lake Inari](/source/Lake_Inari).

Ivalojoki starts from the [Korsatunturi](/source/Korsatunturi) hugging the border between the communities of [Inari](/source/Inari%2C_Finland) and [Enontekiö](/source/Enonteki%C3%B6), where two side streams are meeting. The first streams branching off of it can be found on the [bog](/source/bog)s of [Peltotunturi](/source/Peltotunturi) on the border between [Finland](/source/Finland) and [Norway](/source/Norway) along the western border of the [Lemmenjoki National Park](/source/Lemmenjoki_National_Park). The river flows into Lake Inari from a {{convert|5|km|0|adj=mid|-long}} delta approximately {{convert|10|km}} from the village of the same name, which is located on both banks of this meandering, shallow run. The [Repo](/source/Repo_River), [Tolos](/source/Tolos_River), [Sota](/source/Sota_River_(Fi)) and [Kylä River](/source/Kyl%C3%A4_River)s, the latter two of which are renowned for the gold found in them, are some of Ivalojoki's tributaries.

For almost its entire length, Ivalojoki flows through wilderness. Near its headwaters, the river meanders as a narrow stream through the southernmost bogs of the Lemmenjoki National Park. Halfway down its length, the national park becomes the [Hammastunturi Wilderness Area](/source/Hammastunturi_Wilderness_Area), through which it flows almost all the way to [Ivalo](/source/Ivalo).

==River of gold==
thumb|Gold mining in 1924
Ivalojoki has been nicknamed the "River of gold". During the [Lapland gold rush](/source/Lapland_gold_rush) in the 1870s, the place [Kultala](/source/Kultala) was built on the banks of the river some 17 kilometre (11 mi) down of [Kuttura](/source/Kuttura) as a base for the state agency, distributing prospecting permits and warrants, cashing gold catches, monitoring gold property orders, and preparing claim maps. The movie [Lapin kullan kimallus](/source/Lapin_kullan_kimallus) by director [Åke Lindman](/source/%C3%85ke_Lindman) portrays the height of the gold rush. In the late 1880s, the rush faded out. Even nowadays, hundreds of gold claims, differing greatly in size, are still staked out along the banks of the river and its tributaries.

==Tourism==
Ivalojoki gains in popularity as a tourist attraction, it was named the ''Destination of the Year'' at the Retki 2005 fair. A {{convert|60|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} stretch of rapids from Kuttura to [Tolonen](/source/Tolonen) has been a traditional destination for [canoe](/source/canoe)rs. Lately, it has become popular with [whitewater rafters](/source/rafting), as well. Tourists can hike to areas where gold was and is still being mined by following marked trails. A pedestrian [suspension bridge](/source/suspension_bridge) spans Ivalojoki at Kultala, which is an outdoor museum about the gold rush nowadays, offering accommodation for hikers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalparks.fi/ivalojokikultalaopenwildernesshut |title=Ivalojoki Kultala Open Wilderness Hut |publisher=Metsähallitus (Finnish Forest Agency) |access-date=2022-07-24}}</ref>

Fishermen can try to catch [trout](/source/trout) and [graylings](/source/Thymallus_thymallus). With luck, they might even snag a [pike](/source/Northern_pike) or [whitefish](/source/Common_whitefish). The river's tributaries are teeming with trout that range from {{convert|20|to|25|cm|0}} long.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Ivalojoki}}

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{{Coord|68|44|30|N|027|39|01|E|type:river_region:FI-10|display=title}}

Category:Rivers of Finland
Category:Paatsjoki basin
Category:Landforms of Lapland (Finland)
Category:Rivers of Inari, Finland

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