Rovijokfossen

Skibotndalen, Troms County, Norway

About Rovijokfossen

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Rovijokfossen (I’ve also seen it spelled Rovvejokfossen and Ruvijokfossen) was the last waterfall we saw on our epic June-July 2005 trip to Norway.

Also, it could very well be the waterfall that was the closest to Finland that we saw.

Rovijokfossen_013_jx_07082005 - Rovijokfossen
Rovijokfossen

The name of the falls and the name of its watercourse (Rovvejohka) seemed to have a bit of a Sami or Finnish influence (can’t say for sure since I know neither of those languages).

Nonetheless, Julie and I were treated to an attractive tumbling waterfall whose final 28m plunge immediately joined the Skibotnelva River.

The Skibotnelva River ran through the Skibotndalen Valley, which itself ran through to the international border between Norway and Finland.

We saw the falls at pretty high flow during our trip, but I’ve read that its flow could diminish significantly late in the Summer.

That’s because the Rovvejohka was mostly sourced by melting snow aided by some moorish lakes and tarns.

Experiencing Rovijokfossen

From the car park (see directions below), we walked towards the Rovvejohka Stream where a path followed alongside its tumbling descent.

As we descended along the stream, we got views of parts of the cascades as they rushed towards the main part of the falls further below.

Rovijokfossen_002_jx_07082005 - Looking towards the upper part of the main drop of Rovijokfossen
Looking towards the upper part of the main drop of Rovijokfossen

And after a few more minutes of walking down a combination of ramps and steps, the developed path then reached a small lookout area where it was hard to get a decent photograph across the main section of the falls.

Beyond this overlook, we then noticed that we could continue descending along a sloping dirt path as it briefly went away from the waterfall through some vegetation before returning towards the base of Rovijokfossen.

It was at this spot that we managed to get our most satisfactory views (as shown in the photo at the top of this page) though it did get a bit misty down here.

Overall, it took us no more than 10 minutes in each direction to do the walk.

Indeed, it was a fine way to cap off a full two weeks and change of waterfalling much of Norway, and afterwards, we were looking forward to winding down our trip in the city of Tromsø.

Authorities

Rovijokfossen resides in the Storfjord Municipality. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website or Facebook page.

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Tagged with: storfjord, skibotn, norway, finland, troms, northern norway, waterfall



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