The River Näätämöjoki Canoeing Route, 92 km, begins from the Lake Iijärvi in the northern part of the municipality of Inari, and on the Norwegian side ends in Neiden at the Barents Sea. The River Näätämöjoki is an official place for crossing the Finnish-Norwegian border. The route goes through wilderness-like landscape (at least 5 km to the nearest road), and there are many rapids.

It is considered one of the most difficult canoeing routes in Finland. The rapids belong to class I - VI. Except Kolttaköngäs, all of the rapids can be shot in a canoe. A canoeing route guide has been made for the Näätämö River (julkaisut.metsa.fi, in Finnish).