Kuolajoki
Kuolajoki in Kotala, Salla, Finland
Native nameКуолайоки (Russian)
Location
Countries
RegionMurmansk Oblast, Lapland (Finland)
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Kuolayarvi
  elevation207 m (679 ft)
MouthTenniöjoki
  coordinates
67°06′18″N 28°49′02″E / 67.1049°N 28.8173°E / 67.1049; 28.8173
Length30 km (19 mi)
Basin size1,635 km2 (631 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTenniöjokiKemijokiGulf of Bothnia

The Kuolajoki (Russian: Куолайоки, Finnish: Kuolajoki) is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia and in Lapland, Finland. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) long. The area of its basin is 1,635 square kilometres (631 sq mi). The Kuolajoki originates in the Lake Kuolayarvi in Russia and flows into the river Tenniöjoki in Finland. Its biggest tributary is the Kolsanoya.



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