Jakobselva (Sør-Varanger)

For other uses, see Jakobselva.

The Jakobselva or Grense Jakobselv (English: Jacob's River, Russian: Ворьема, Vor'yema, Finnish: Vuoremijoki, Northern Sami: Vuorjám^[1]) is a river that runs along the Russia-Norway border. The river runs along the border of Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, and Pechengsky District in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The river discharges into the Varangerfjorden, a bay off the Barents Sea.^[2]

Jakobselva Ворьема / Vuoremijoki / Vuorjám
View of border markers along the river
Interactive map of the river
Location
Country	Norway, Russia
Region	Finnmark county, Murmansk Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source	Vuorjánláđvi
• location	Grensefjellet, Finnmark, Norway
• coordinates	69°32′47″N 30°42′09″E
• elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Mouth	Varangerfjorden
• location	Grense Jakobselv, Finnmark, Norway
• coordinates	69°46′53″N 30°49′08″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	45 km (28 mi)
Basin size	236.44 km2 (91.29 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.13 m3/s (146 cu ft/s)

This river is known as a superb salmon fishing river, but where the river forms the border only Norwegian citizens and long-term residents of Norway are permitted to fish, and then only on the Norwegian side of the river (fishing license needed).^[3] The Russian side is normally not accessible,^[4] something which is a general rule for all the Russian border to Norway and Finland.

The Jakobselva lends its name to the small village of Grense Jakobselv, near the mouth of the river in Norway.

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Jakobselva" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
3. "Forskrift om fisket i den norske del av Grense-Jakobselv" (PDF) (in Norwegian). politi.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
4. Серебро северных широт Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)