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Tenojoki

(Encyclopedia) Tenojoki, river: see Tanaelv, Norway-Finland.

Enare

(Encyclopedia) Enare, lake: see Inari, lake, Finland.

Muonioälv

(Encyclopedia) Muonioälv or Muoniojoki, river, Sweden and Finland: see Torneälv, river.

Koivisto, Mauno Henrik

(Encyclopedia) Koivisto, Mauno HenrikKoivisto, Mauno Henrikmouˈnō hĕnˈrĭk koiˈvēstō [key], 1923–2017, Finnish politician. He was director of the Helsinki Workers' Savings Bank (1959–68) and then…

Kem

(Encyclopedia) KemKemkĕm [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, Karelia, NW European Russia. It rises SE of Kuusamo, Finland, and flows E into the White Sea.

Tanaelv

(Encyclopedia) TanaelvTanaelvtäˈnäĕlvˌ [key], Finn. Tenojoki, river, 205 mi (330 km) long, rising in Finnmark co., N Norway, and flowing NE to Tanafjord, NE Norway. It forms part of the Norway-…

Ladoga, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Ladoga, LakeLadoga, Lakeläˈdōgə, Rus. läˈdəgə [key], Finnish Laatokka, Rus. Ladozhskoye Ozero, c.7,000 sq mi (18,100 sq km), NW European Russia, in Karelia, NE of St. Petersburg. The…

Relander, Lauri Kristian

(Encyclopedia) Relander, Lauri KristianRelander, Lauri Kristianlouˈrē krĭsˈtēän rĕlänˈdər [key], 1883–1942, Finnish political leader. A leading agronomist, he was a member of the Finnish diet (1910–…

Eric IX

(Encyclopedia) Eric IX (Eric the Saint), d. 1160, king of Sweden. He led (1157?) a Christian crusade to Finland, where he left the bishop of Uppsala in charge of missionary work. While attending mass…