- Elevation
- 145 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- IVL Ivalo Airport48 km
- ENF Enontekio Airport133 km
About Lemmenjoki
Lemmenjoki is a river. Location: Lapland Region, Finland.
The Lemmenjoki (Finnish: Lemmenjoki, Northern Sami: Leammi, Inari Sami: Lemmee) is a river in the northern part of the Finnish province of Lapland. Some 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, it flows from Nautajänkä and terminaties in Lake Paatari. The name of the river comes from the Sami word "Leammijohka", meaning "warm river" or "the river of love". Due to an erroneous folk etymology, the form Lemmenjoki is often associated with the Finnish word lempi (genitive form lemmen), meaning "love".
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Length
- 80 km
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Lemmenjoki
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 28 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -20°)
- Wettest month
- July (69 mm)
- Driest month
- March (16 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -9° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -18° | -13° | -7° | 0° | 6° | 9° | 7° | 2° | -4° | -12° | -18° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 24 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 27 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 23 |
How to get to Lemmenjoki
The nearest airport is Ivalo Airport (IVL), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies.
Airports
- Ivalo Airport (IVL) Ivalo 48 kmsoutheast
- Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 133 kmwest
- Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 143 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lemmenjoki
Within 100 km: 1 natural site, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Mudusjävri Lake 25 kmNE
- Vaskojoki River 11 kmNE
- Juutuanjoki River 21 kmE
25–60 km3 places
- Lake Inari Lake 59 kmE
- Lemmenjoen Kansallispuisto Natural site 42 kmSW
- Ivalojoki River 49 kmE
60–100 km7 places
- Paudjäu´rr Lake 88 kmNE
- Lake Iijärvi Lake 92 kmNE
- Porttipahta Reservoir Lake 90 kmS
- Anárjohka River 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vaskojoki River, Lapland Region11 km NE
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Mudusjävri Lake, Lapland Region25 km NE
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Juutuanjoki River, Inari21 km E
Sources & licences
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