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Kukkola Rapids are the longest free-flowing rapids in Finland. Kukkola Rapids are called Kukkolankoski in Finnish and Kukkolaforsen in Swedish.
Kukkola Rapids are located both in Sweden and Finland on the Tornio River. Kukkola Rapids are a 3.5 km long white water rapids. The drop height of the rapids is 14 metres.
On the Finnish side of Kukkola Rapids there is the village of Kukkola in Tornio and the village of Kukkola in Haparanda in Sweden. The distance from Kukkola Rapids to the centre of Tornio is about 14 kilometres.
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Kukkola Rapids in May -
Whitefish catcher -
Old storehouses and fish-traps on the Finnish side -
Old storehouses and fish-traps -
Fishing rack
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