Lotta River

The Lotta River (Finnish: Luttojoki or Lutto, Northern Sami: Lotto or Lohttu, Skolt Sami: Ltt, Russian: оттa, and Norwegian: Lotta) is a river in the Tuloma's watershed. It runs through the eastern portions of the Finnish municipalities of Inari and Sodankylä, as well as the southern part of Pechenga in Russia's Murmansk Oblast.

The entire Lotta River was inside Finland's boundaries before the Russians took over the Pechenga region. The Lotta begins at Lake Lutto, a small lake in the village of Saariselkä's northern part. The river runs eastward from there, occasionally near the Inari-Sodankylä boundary. It enters Russia at Raja-Jooseppi, bends northeast, and empties into the Verkhnetulomskoye Reservoir, which is drained by the river Tuloma.

The Lotta is the river's most important tributary on the Finnish side of the border. The characteristic of the rivers in this country is that the two sides are tall pine trees, which shade the whole sky. This is also one of the great advantages when tourists choose a place to travel. This is considered one of the longest rivers in Finland.

Length: 190 km