Kitinen

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| name = Kitinen

| image = File:Kitinen at Pelkosenniemi.JPG

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| image_caption = The Kitinen River in Pelkosenniemi, Finland

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Finland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Sodankylä

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| length = 235 km (146 mi)

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Kitinen is a river in Finland. It flows for {{convert|235|km}}, making it the fourth longest river in Finland. The river flows through the municipalities of Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, and Sodankylä in the Finnish region of Lapland. The Porttipahta Reservoir and a hydroelectric power plant are located on the upper course of the river. Tributaries of Kitinen are Kemijoki, Luiro, and Sattanen.{{cite web |url=http://www.paikkatieto.airix.fi/tietopankki/sodankyla/tekstit/luontoselvitys.pdf |title=KELUJÄRVI - RAJALAYLEISKAAVA |website=www.paikkatieto.airix.fi |access-date=April 15, 2022}}