Hiidenvesi
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Hiidenvesi is the second largest lake in the Uusimaa
region in Finland
. The biggest part of the lake is located in the municipality of Vihti
and smaller parts in the municipality of Nummi-Pusula
and in the town of Lohja
. The lake drains trough the Väänteenjoki River into the lake Lohjanjärvi
and the both lakes are part of the Karjaanjoki basin that drains into the Gulf of Finland
.
Uusimaa
Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish, is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso...
region in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. The biggest part of the lake is located in the municipality of Vihti
Vihti
Vihti is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately northwest of the capital city Helsinki. Its seat is Nummela. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
and smaller parts in the municipality of Nummi-Pusula
Nummi-Pusula
Nummi-Pusula is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Saukkola. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and Pusula....
and in the town of Lohja
Lohja
Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
. The lake drains trough the Väänteenjoki River into the lake Lohjanjärvi
Lohjanjärvi
Lohjanjärvi is a lake in Uusimaa region in southern Finland. The biggest part of the lake is located in the town of Lohja and smaller parts in the municipality of Karjalohja and in the town of Raasepori . The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland trough the Mustionjoki River...
and the both lakes are part of the Karjaanjoki basin that drains into the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland
The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn...
.