Tana river (Finnish: Teno or Tenojoki; Northern Sami: Deatnu; Norwegian: Tanaelva; Swedish: Tana älv), is a 330 kilometres (210 mi) long river in Sápmi, in the Norwegian county of in Finnmark and the Lapland (Finland) of Finland. The Sámi name means "Great River". The main tributaries of Tana are Anarjohka and Karasjohka.
In its upper course it runs for 256 km (159 mi) along the Finnish–Norwegian border, between the municipalities of Utsjoki, Finland and Karasjok and Tana, Norway. The river is the third largest in Norway.
Tana river is well known for its excellent salmon fishery and is the most productive salmon river in Finland and Norway. The world's record for Atlantic salmon is held by a salmon caught on the Tana; it was 36 kilograms (79 lb) and was taken in 1929 by the late Nils Mathis Walle.
In winter, there are usually two iceroads from December to April. These roads have a weight limit of 2 t (2.0 LT; 2.2 ST), but few other limitations.
The Tana Bridge was constructed in 1948; its main span is 195 metres (640 ft). The Sami Bridge at Utsjoki was constructed in 1993.
The river discharges into the Tanafjorden. The river mouth is one of the largest virgin river deltas in Europe.
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