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VUOKSA<br />

Total area: 62,700 km 2<br />

Area of Basin in Country<br />

Countries km 2 %<br />

Finland 54,300 86.48<br />

Russia 8,500 13.52<br />

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS<br />

Convention between the Republic of Finland and the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic concerning<br />

the maintenance of river channels and the regulation of fishing on water courses Forming Part of the<br />

Frontier Between Finland and Russia<br />

Treaty basin: Tuulomanjoki, Luttojoki, Kutajoki,Tuntsajoki, Kutalahti, Tuntsajoki, Ulanganjoki, Pääjärvi,<br />

Paanajärvi, Pistojoki, Yla-Kuittijärvi, Kuusamon-järvi, Lieksa, Tuulijoki, Pielisjärvi, Lentiera, Lake Tuulijärvi,<br />

Tulenmananjoki, Lake Ladoga, Lake Tulenanjärvi, Date: October 28, 1922<br />

Signatories: USSR, Finland<br />

Agreement [Between Finland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] Concerning Frontier<br />

Watercourses (with exchange of letters), Helsinki<br />

Treaty basin: Frontier or shared waters Date: April 24, 1964<br />

Signatories: Finland, USSR<br />

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Union of<br />

Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the production of electric power in the part of the Vuoksi river<br />

bounded by the Imatra and Svetogorsk Hydroelectric Station<br />

Treaty basin: Vuoksa Date: July 12, 1972<br />

Signatories: Russia, Finland<br />

RIVER BASIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS<br />

Joint Commission for regulation of the rules for the lake Saimaa and the Vuoksa rivers (subbasins of the<br />

Vuoksa Basin)<br />

Treaty basin: Vuoksa Date: October 26, 1989<br />

Signatories: Russia, Finland<br />

Source: http://www.unece.org/env/water/documents/transbwatcoopnis_fin_e.pdf<br />

Finnish-R<br />

innish-Russian Joint Commission on the Utilization of Frontier Waters<br />

This cooperation provides an example of the benefits of sustained activities between two countries sharing<br />

common resources. Geographical Scope: The lakes, rivers, and streams intersected by the frontier line or<br />

along which the frontier line runs.<br />

See http://<br />

Treaty basin: Kemi, Olanga, Oulu, Pasvik, Tuloma, Vuoksa Date: 1964<br />

Signatories: Finland, Russia<br />

Source: www.inwent.org/ef-texte/vilnius/rep1199e.htm<br />

Appendix 1. International Freshwater Agreements, Organizations, Commissions — 155

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