Europe - UNEP

KEMI
Total area: 55,700 km 2
Area of Basin in Country
Countries km 2 %
Finland 52,700 94.52
Russia 3,000 5.41
Norway 10 0.01
TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
Convention between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic
concerning the maintenance of river channels and the regulation of fishing on water courses
Forming Part of the Frontier Between Finland and Russia
Treaty basin: Kutajoki, Kutalahti, Kuusamon-järvi, Lake Ladoga, Lake Tulenanjärvi, Lake Tuulijärvi,
Lentiera, Lieksa, Luttojoki, Pääjärvi, Paanajärvi, Pistojoki, Pielisjärvi, Tuntsajoki, Tuntsajoki, Tuulijoki,
Tulenmananjoki, Tuulomanjoki, Ulanganjoki, Yla-Kuittijärvi Date: October 28, 1922
Signatories: Finland, Republic of; Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic
Agreement [Between Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] Concerning Frontier
Watercourses (with exchange of letters), Helsinki
Treaty basin: Frontier or shared waters Date: April 24, 1964
Signatories: Finland, USSR
RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Finnish-Norwegian Transboundary Water Commission.
The Commission acts as a body for cooperation and communication between the two states. Its aim is to
preserve the transboundary watercourses and their unique natural conditions. It also safeguards the
environmental interests of both states and the residents of the border region. The Commission has an
advisory role.
Treaty basin: Kemi, Naatamo, Olanga, Pasvik, Tana, Torne/Tornealven Date: 1980
Signatories: Finland, Norway
Source: http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=9813&lan=en
Finnish-R
innish-Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters
Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or along which the
frontier line runs.
Treaty basin: Kemi, Olanga, Oulu, Pasvik, Tuloma, Vuoksa Date: 1964
Signatories: Finland, Russia
Source: http://www.inwent.org/ef-texte/vilnius/rep1199e.htm
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