Kokemäen River

Kokemäen River

Finnish  Kokemäenjoki,  

      river in southwestern Finland. Its source is Lake Pyhä, from which it flows southwest and then northwest for about 90 miles (145 km) to enter the Gulf of Bothnia, near Pori. It is dammed for hydroelectric power.

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  • Pori — /pawr ee/; Fin. /paw rddee/, n. a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. 80,242. * * * ▪ Finland Swedish  Björneborg,         city, southwestern Finland. It lies along the Kokemäen River near the Gulf of Bothnia (Bothnia, Gulf of), north… …   Universalium

  • Finland — /fin leuhnd/, n. 1. Finnish, Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 5,109,148; 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Cap.: Helsinki. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic, S of Finland. * * * Finland Introduction Finland …   Universalium

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