Rayakoski
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Rayakoski (; , ; the Finnish and Norwegian name means border rapids, while the Russian name is borrowed) is a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located adjacent to the tripoint between Finland, Norway, and Russia. Population: 238 (2010 Census).
Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Rayakoski
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Раякоски
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- П. Раякоски. Центральная площадь. Август 2016 г. - panoramio.jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- right
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Murmansk Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
- Pechengsky District
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Rural locality
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_type
- Inhabited locality
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
- Pechengsky Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
- Nikel Urban Settlement
- Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
- 238
- Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes
- 184404
- Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes
- 81554
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- Population
- 238
- Dialing code
- 81554
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- postal code
- 184404
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Rayakoski (; , ; the Finnish and Norwegian name means border rapids, while the Russian name is borrowed) is a rural locality (an inhabited locality) in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located adjacent to the tripoint between Finland, Norway, and Russia. Population: 238 (2010 Census).
==Overview== The settlement of Rayakoski emerged during the construction of the Rayakoski Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1955 and 1956. The Muotkavaara border tripoint between Russia, Finland and Norway is located nearby.
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