List of lakes in Finland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

There are 187,888 lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

s 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...

larger than 5 ares (500 square metres). Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

s larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes.

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Haapajärvi

Lake Haapajärvi

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, Hankavesi

Hankavesi

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, Hankavesi – Lonkari, Hankavesi – Välivesi, Hauhonselkä

Hauhonselkä

Hauhonselkä is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there trough the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä and ends...

, Haukivesi

Haukivesi

Haukivesi is a lake in southeastern Finland and a part of the Saimaa lake system. Its area is 562.31 km² . Like other lakes in the system, it contains numerous islands and is divided into a number of smaller regions such as Siitinselkä, Saviluoto, Tahkoselkä, Vuoriselkä, Kuokanselkä, Kuivaselkä,...

, Hiidenvesi

Hiidenvesi

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...

, Hiirenvesi

Hiirenvesi

Hiirenvesi is a lake of Finland. It is located in the former municipality of Eno, now part of Joensuu in the North Karelia region in eastern Finland. The lake is part of Vuoksi basin in eastern Finland, that drains into the Lake Ladoga, which in turn is part of the Neva River basin in...

, Hirvijärvi Reservoir

Hirvijärvi Reservoir

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, Hirvijärvi – Kalliovesi, Höytiäinen

Höytiäinen

is a lake in Finland. A mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was by around one third of its size. It flows trough a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called Höytiäisenkanava, into Lake Pyhäselkä in the province of Northern Karelia. This flows into the Vuoksi River, then into...

, Hyrynjärvi

Hyrynjärvi

Hyrynjärvi is a lake of Finland.Hyrynjärveen on istutettu kuhaa, järvilohta, järvitaimeinta, haukea ja siikaa.Pinta-ala 1801,6 ha.Suurin syvyys 23,5 m.Rantaviivan pituus 48,5 km.Rehevyystaso: Lievästi rehevä.Happamuus: Neutraali....

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Iijärvi

Lake Iijärvi (Inari)

Lake Iijärvi is a lake of Finland. Näätämö River flows from it to Neiden Fjord in Norway.-References:*...

(1), Iijärvi

Lake Iijärvi (Ristijärvi)

Lake Iijärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(2), Iijärvi

Iijärvi (Kuusamo)

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(3), Iijärvi

Lake Iijärvi (Suomussalmi)

Lake Iijärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(4), Iisvesi, Iivantiira – Juttuajärvi, Ilmoilanselkä

Ilmoilanselkä

Ilmoilanselkä is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there trough the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä and drains...

, Immalanjärvi

Immalanjärvi

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, Inari

Lake Inari

Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...

, Irnijärvi – Ala-Irni, Iso and Pieni Tipasjärvi

Tipasjärvi

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, Iso Lamujärvi

Iso Lamujärvi

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, Iso Lohijärvi

Iso Lohijärvi

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, Iso- and Keski-Kero

Lake Kero

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, Iso- and Pikku-Ii

Lake II

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, Iso-Kiimanen

Iso-Kiimanen

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, Iso-Naakkima

Iso-Naakkima

Iso-Naakkima is a lake in Southern Savonia, Finland, about 10 km south of the town of Pieksämäki. It is notable having an eroded Impact crater under the northwestern part of the lake. The crater is one of the oldest known, about 1200 million years old...

, Iso-Pyhäntä

Iso-Pyhäntä

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, Iso-Roine

Iso-Roine

Iso-Roine is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through the lakes Kuohijärvi and Kukkia into the Lake Iso-Roine, which in turn drains...

, Iso-Vietonen

Iso-Vietonen

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, Isojärvi

Isojärvi (Satakunta)

Isojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the region of Satakunta in Western Finland and there in the municipalities of Pomarkku in south and Siikainen in north...

(1), Isojärvi

Isojärvi (Kuhmoinen)

Isojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Kuhmoinen and for a lesser part in the municipality of Jämsä in the Central Finland region. The lake is a part of the Kymijoki basin and drains into the lake Päijänne. The Isojärvi National Park is located by the lake.-References:*...

(2)

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Jääsjärvi

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, Jäsys – Retujärvi, Jerisjärvi

Jerisjärvi

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, Jonkeri

Jonkeri

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, Jonku

Jonku

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, Jormasjärvi

Jormasjärvi

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, Joukamojärvi

Joukamojärvi

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, Joutsijärvi

Joutsijärvi

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, Joutsjärvi

Joutsjärvi

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, Juojärvi

Juojärvi

Juojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is considered as one of the cleanest lakes of the country. New Valamo monastery is located on the shore of Juojärvi....

, Juolasvesi – Sarkavesi, Juurusvesi – Akonvesi

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Kaavinjärvi

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, Kalajärvi Reservoir

Kalajärvi Reservoir

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, Kallavesi

Kallavesi

Kallavesi is a lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an lake system named Iso-Kalla....

(1), Kallavesi

Kallavesi (Ristiina)

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(2), Kangasjärvi

Kangasjärvi

Kangasjärvi is a small clear lake in Isojoki, Finland. It has camping ground and a small beach where people can sunbathe, swim or fish during the summer. There is also sauna, little shop and accommodation services available. At winter ice fishing and winter swimming is possible.-See also:* * *...

, Kangasvesi

Kangasvesi

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, Kankareenjärvi

Kankareenjärvi

Kankareenjärvi is a small lake in Finland. It is situated in Salo in the region of Finland Proper in the area of the former municipality of Halikko. Purilanjoki, a minor river that discharges into the Archipelago Sea, originates from the lake....

, Kannonselkä

Kannonselkä

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, Karankajärvi

Karankajärvi

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, Karhijärvi

Karhijärvi

Karhijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the region of Satakunta in western Finland and there in the municipality of Lavia. It is part of the Karvianjoki basin.-References:*...

, Karijärvi

Karijärvi

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, Karikkoselkä

Karikkoselkä

Karikkoselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater in Petäjävesi, Finland. Karikkoselkä is located approximately 30 km east from the centre of Keurusselkä, a much older and larger impact crater...

, Kaukuanjärvi

Kaukuanjärvi

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, Keitele

Keitele

Keitele is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Kellojärvi – Korpijärvi, Kelontekemäjärvi

Kelontekemäjärvi

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, Kemijärvi, Kermajärvi

Kermajärvi

Kermajärvi is a lake of Finland entirely located in Heinävesi in Southern Savonia. It is the country's 53rd largest lake with an area of 85,57 km² and consists of a wide open lake with plenty of islands in both northwest and southeast parts of it and several long, narrow bays in both ends...

, Keurusselkä

Keurusselkä

Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of . Its average depth is with a maximum depth of . The surface lies at above sea level. The lake is long and is a part of the Kokemäenjoki water system...

, Keyritty

Keyritty

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, Kiantajärvi (1), Kiantajärvi

Kiantajärvi (Sotkamo)

Kiantajärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(2), Kiesimä

Kiesimä

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, Kiitämä

Kiitämä

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, Kilpisjärvi – Alajärvi

Lake Kilpisjärvi

Kilpisjärvi is a lake located at the north-western tip of Finland and northernmost Sweden. Treriksröset, the point where the borders of Finland, Sweden and Norway join is located some northwest from the lake....

, Kiteenjärvi

Kiteenjärvi

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, Kiuruvesi

Lake Kiuruvesi

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, Kivesjärvi

Kivesjärvi

Kivesjärvi is a lake in Paltamo, Finland. Its average depth is four meters and the deepest point is sixteen meters deep. There is a village of the same name on the coast of the lake. The lake's area is 27 square kilometers. It is the 136th biggest lake in Finland. The lake has many islands and islets...

, Kivijärvi (1), Kivijärvi

Lake Kivijärvi (South Karelia)

Lake Kivijärvi is a lake in Finland, with a total area of .-External Links:* *...

(2), Koitere

Koitere

is a lake in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland. The lake, which sports numerous islands and beaches, is located in the middle of wilderness. The river Koitajoki, which is a tributary of the river Pielisjoki in North Karelia, flows from the lake....

, Koivujärvi

Koivujärvi

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, Kolima, Koljonselkä, Kolkonjärvi

Kolkonjärvi

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, Konnevesi

Konnevesi

Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Konnivesi

Konnivesi

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, Korpijärvi

Korpijärvi

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, Korpijärvi – Verijärvi, Korvuanjärvi

Korvuanjärvi

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, Koskelovesi – Miekkavesi, Kostonjärvi

Kostonjärvi

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, Köyliönjärvi

Köyliönjärvi

Köyliönjärvi is a lake in Köyliö, Finland. Saint Henry was allegedly murdered on the ice of the lake in the mid-12th century. The lake and its surroundings are classified as a nationally valuable landscape by the government. The area has been inhabited continuously since the Iron Age....

, Kukkia

Kukkia

Kukkia is a lake in Finland. It is a part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through the Lake Kuohijärvi into Lake Kukkia. From Kukkia the chain of lakes...

, Kulovesi

Kulovesi

Kulovesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the area of the towns Nokia and Sastamala in the Pirkanmaa region. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake Pyhäjärvi drains through the Nokianvirta River into the Lake Kulovesi from the west and the lake Kyrösjärvi through a chain of...

, Kuohattijärvi

Kuohattijärvi

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, Kuohijärvi

Kuohijärvi

Kuohijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there and drains into lake Mallasvesi trough the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä...

, Kuolimo

Kuolimo

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, Kuorasjärvi

Kuorasjärvi

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, Kuorevesi

Kuorevesi

Kuorevesi is a former municipality in Finland. It was part of the Pirkanmaa region in western finland. In the year 2001 it was consolidated into the town of Jämsä in the Central Finland region. The name of the municipality came from the Lake Kuorevesi that is situated in its area....

, Kuorinka

Kuorinka

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, Kuortaneenjärvi

Kuortaneenjärvi

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, Kurkijärvi – Tuuliainen, Kuttajärvi

Kuttajärvi

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, Kuuhankavesi

Kuuhankavesi

Kuuhankavesi is a lake of Finland. It is located in Hankasalmi, Central Finland region.-References:* *...

, Kuusamojärvi

Kuusamojärvi

Kuusamojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the town of Kuusamo in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in northern Finland.The lake is a part of the Kem River basin that drains into the White Sea in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.-References:*...

, Kuusvesi

Kuusvesi

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, Kuvansi

Kuvansi

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, Kynsijärvi – Kynsilampi, Kynsivesi – Leivonvesi, Kyrösjärvi

Kyrösjärvi

Kyrösjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ikaalinen, Hämeenkyrö and Ylöjärvi in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and it drains trough a chain of lakes into the lake Kulovesi in the south.-References:*...

, Kyyjärvi

Lake Kyyjärvi

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, Kyyvesi

Kyyvesi

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Laakajärvi

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, Lahnavesi

Lahnavesi

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, Lammasjärvi

Lammasjärvi

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, Lampaanjärvi

Lampaanjärvi

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, Längelmävesi

Längelmävesi

Längelmävesi is a lake in southwestern Finland. The lake is located mostly in the Pirkanmaa region at an elevation of . Längelmävesi is within the municipalities of Jämsä , Kangasala , Kuhmalahti, and Orivesi....

, Lannevesi

Lannevesi

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, Lappajärvi

Lake Lappajärvi

Lappajärvi is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Lappajärvi, Alajärvi and Vimpeli. It is formed in a wide meteorite crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 73.3 million years old —the upper Cretaceous period. The lake is part of Ähtävänjoki basin together with Lake Evijärvi that...

, Lappalanjärvi

Lappalanjärvi

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, Lentiira

Lentiira

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, Lentua

Lentua

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, Leppävesi

Leppävesi

Leppävesi is the 65th largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka. It flows to Päijänne via Vaajavirta. It's part of Keitele Canal, waterway connecting Lake Keitele and Päijänne. National road 9 and Pieksämäki–Jyväskylä railway cross it.-References:* * *...

, Lestijärvi

Lake Lestijärvi

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, Liesvesi

Liesvesi

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, Lievestuoreenjärvi

Lievestuoreenjärvi

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, Livojärvi

Livojärvi

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, 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...

, Lokka Reservoir

Lokka Reservoir

The Lokka Reservoir , is a reservoir, upstream of the Luiro River in Sodankylä, in northern Finland. Depending on the water level, its area ranges from 216 to 418 km². The corresponding water levels above mean sea level are 240–245 meters...

, Loppijärvi

Loppijärvi

Loppijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Loppi in the Tavastia Proper region. The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and it drains through Tervajoki River into Lake Kernaalanjärvi which in its turn drains into Lake Vanajavesi through Hiidenjoki River.-References:*...

, Luirojärvi

Luirojärvi

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, Lummene

Lummene

Lummene is a lake in Finland in the municipality of Kuhmoinen in the Central Finland region.The lake is a bifurcation lake. One outflow from it is eastwards into the lake Päijänne, which is a part of Kymijoki basin and drains into the Gulf of Finland. Other outflow is into lake Vehkajärvi and from...

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Maaninkajärvi

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, Maavesi

Maavesi

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, Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi, Mallasvesi – Roine, Mallos

Lake Mallos

Lake Mallos is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Kangasniemi in the Southern Savonia region in eastern Finland.-References:*...

, Melakko – Loitimo, Miekojärvi

Miekojärvi

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, Muojärvi – Kirpistö, Mutusjärvi

Mutusjärvi

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, Muurasjärvi

Muurasjärvi

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, Muuratjärvi

Muuratjärvi

Muuratjärvi is a lake of Finland in Muurame and Korpilahti, Jyväskylä, with a surface area of 32 km2. The lake drains into Päijänne via about 1km long Muuratjoki river flowing through the center of Muurame.-References:* * * *...

, Muuruejärvi

Muuruejärvi

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Näläntöjärvi

Näläntöjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

, Nammijärvi

Nammijärvi

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, Näsijärvi

Näsijärvi

Näsijärvi is a lake above sea level, in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere region at in size. The city of Tampere was built around the rapids of Tammerkoski, through which the lake drains into Pyhäjärvi. The water quality of the lake has improved as forest...

, Nerkoonjärvi

Nerkoonjärvi (Iisalmi)

Nerkoonjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(1), Nerkoonjärvi

Nerkoonjärvi (Kihniö)

Nerkoonjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(2), Niemisvesi – Pemu, Niinivesi

Niinivesi

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, Nilakka

Nilakka

Nilakka is a lake in Northern Savonia, Finland. With the area of nearly 169 km² it is one of the largest lakes in the country....

, Niskajärvi

Niskajärvi

Niskajärvi is a lake located in Eastern Finland.-References:* *...

, Nitsijärvi

Nitsijärvi

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, Norvajärvi

Norvajärvi

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, Nuorajärvi

Nuorajärvi

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, Nuoramoisjärvi

Nuoramoisjärvi

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Oijärvi

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, Olkkajärvi – Matkalampi, Onkamojärvi

Onkamojärvi

Onkamojärvi is a lake in Salla municipality, Lapland, Finland. It is located on the border of Finland and Russia, most of the lake being on the Finnish side of the border. The lake's surface is 290.5 metres above sea level, and its area is about 18 km²...

, Onkivesi

Onkivesi

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, Ontojärvi – Nurmesjärvi, Orajärvi

Orajärvi

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, Orivesi

Lake Orivesi

Orivesi is a lake located in the southeastern Finland. The area of the lake is 601.30 km² . Orivesi is one of the major basins of Saimaa. The lake has numerous islands and several open lake areas including Paasselkä, an ancient impact crater in south....

, Osmankajärvi

Osmankajärvi

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, Otermanjärvi

Otermanjärvi

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, Oulujärvi

Oulujärvi

Oulujärvi is a lake in Finland located in the Oulu Province. With the area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake to the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu sea", and it is surrounded by three...

P

Pääjärvi

Pääjärvi (Karstula)

Pääjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(1), Pääjärvi

Pääjärvi (Lammi)

Pääjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated on the border between the city of Hämeenlinna in the Tavastia Proper region and the municipality of Hämeenkoski in the Päijänne Tavastia region....

(2), Paatari (Paadaar), Päijänne, Paljavesi

Paljavesi

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, Pälkänevesi

Pälkänevesi

Pälkänevesi is a lake in Finland. The lake is located in the municipality of Pälkäne in the Pirkanmaa region.The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi...

, Pallasjärvi – Pallaslompolo, Palovesi – Jäminginselkä, Pankajärvi

Pankajärvi

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, Pautujärvi

Pautujärvi

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, Peruvesi

Peruvesi

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, Pesiöjärvi

Pesiöjärvi

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, Petruma

Petruma

Petruma is a lake and a village in the municipality of Heinävesi in Finland.-References:* *...

, Pieksänjärvi

Pieksänjärvi

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, Pielavesi

Pielavesi

Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

, Pielinen

Pielinen

Pielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land...

, Pieni-Kiimanen

Pieni-Kiimanen

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, Pieni-Onkamo

Pieni-Onkamo

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, Pihlajavesi (Saimaa), Pihlajavesi (Keuruu)

Pihlajavesi (Keuruu)

Pihlajavesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Keuruu in the central Finland region. It drains trough a chain of lakes into the lake Tarjanne and is a part of the Kokemäenjoki basin.-References:*...

, Piispajärvi

Piispajärvi

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, Pirttijärvi – Kaitainjärvi, Pohjois- and Etelä-Virmas, Porovesi

Porovesi

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, Porttipahta Reservoir

Porttipahta Reservoir

Porttipahta Reservoir is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

, Posionjärvi

Posionjärvi

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, Pöyrisjärvi

Pöyrisjärvi

Pöyrisjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:...

, Pöyrysjärvi

Pöyrysjärvi (Myrskylä)

Pöyrysjärvi is a lake surrounded by the open bog on the border are of the town of Orimattila and municipality of Myrskylä. It is classied as a precious natural reserve in Päijänne Tavastia county...

Puhosjärvi

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, Pulmankijärvi

Pulmankijärvi

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, Puruvesi

Puruvesi

Puruvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland. The lake is located in Kerimäki, Kesälahti and Punkaharju municipalities. Part of the Saimaa lake system, it borders on the sub-lake system of Pihlajavesi to the south...

, Puula

Puula

Puula is a lake in the Kymi River area in the Finnish municipalities of Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi and Mikkeli. Puula is 94.7 metres above sea level, the area is 331 km² it is 60 m deep at its deepest point, located near Porttisalmi at Simpiänselkä, which is the biggest open area of the lake....

, Pyhäjärvi (1), Pyhäjärvi (2), Pyhäjärvi

Pyhäjärvi (Satakunta)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is the largest lake in the southwestern Finland and is notable for having relatively few islands. Although the lake is eutrophicated, it is considered a good fishing lake....

(3), Pyhäjärvi

Pyhäjärvi (Karelia)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake located mostly in Finland. The southeastern part of the lake is located in Russia....

(4), Pyhäjärvi

Pyhäjärvi (Kymenlaakso)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(5), Pyhäjärvi

Pyhäjärvi (Saarijärvi)

Pyhäjärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(6), Pyhäjärvi (7), Pyhäjärvi (8), Pyhäjärvi (9), Pyhäselkä

Pyhäselkä

Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in Hammaslahti.Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 7,390 and covered an area of 351.58 km² of which 71.38 km² is...

, Pyhävesi

Pyhävesi

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, Pyyvesi

Pyyvesi

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Raanujärvi

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, Rahajärvi

Rahajärvi

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(Raahajävri), Rapojärvi – Haukkajärvi, Rauhajärvi

Rauhajärvi

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, Rautavesi (1), Rautavesi

Rautavesi (Hartola)

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(2), Rehja – Nuasjärvi, Repovesi – Luujärvi, Riistavesi

Riistavesi

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, Rikkavesi

Rikkavesi

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, Ruotsalainen

Ruotsalainen

Ruotsalainen is a Finnish surname . People with this surname include:*Aatu Ruotsalainen , politician*Heli Ruotsalainen , schlager singer*Paavo Ruotsalainen , farmer and lay preacher...

, Ruovesi

Lake Ruovesi

Lake Ruovesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is a part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and its main inflows are the Lake Tarjanne in north and the Lake Kuorevesi in the east...

, Rutajärvi

Rutajärvi (Leivonmäki)

Rutajärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(1), Rutajärvi

Rutajärvi (Urjala)

Rutajärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Urjala in the region of Pirkanmaa and it is a part of Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake is a part of a chain of lakes and rivers that consists of the lakes Nuutajärvi, Rutajärvi and Kortejärvi in Urjala and Tarpianjoki River in...

(2), Ruunaanjärvi

Ruunaanjärvi

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, Ryökäsvesi – Liekune

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Sääksjärvi

Sääksjärvi is a lake in Kokemäki, Satakunta, western Finland, east from the town of Pori. The lake is notable because it overlies an impact crater.The crater is in diameter and is completely buried under the lake and is not visible at the surface...

, Saanijärvi

Saanijärvi

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, Saarijärvi

Lake Saarijärvi (Saarijärvi)

Lake Saarijärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

(1), Saarijärvi

Saarijärvi crater

Saarijärvi is an impact structure mostly covered by a small lake by the same name. It is located about 40 km south from the town of Taivalkoski, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland....

(2), Saarijärvi (3), Saarijärvi (4), Saimaa

Saimaa

Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The...

, Sälevä

Sälevä

Sälevä is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

, Sapsojärvet

Sapsojärvet

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, Saraavesi

Saraavesi

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, Särkijärvi

Särkijärvi

Särkijärvi is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...

, Savivesi

Savivesi

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, Sevettijärvi

Lake Sevettijärvi

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, Simojärvi

Simojärvi

Simojärvi is a lake of Finland located in Ranua.-References:* *...

, Simpelejärvi

Simpelejärvi

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, Sonkari – Riitunlampi, Sorsavesi

Sorsavesi

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, Suininki

Suininki

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, Summasjärvi

Summasjärvi

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, Suolijärvi (1), Suolijärvi

Suolijärvi

Suolijärvi is a small lake in Tampere, Finland. It is situated west of the suburb Hervanta. It has a small beach where people can sunbathe or swim during the summer. There are also two trails which bound the lake....

(2), Suolisjärvi

Suolisjärvi

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, Suontee

Suontee

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, Suontienselkä – Paasvesi, Surnujärvi

Surnujärvi

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, Suuri-Onkamo

Suuri-Onkamo

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, Suuri-Pieksä

Suuri-Pieksä

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, Suurijärvi

Suurijärvi

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, Suvasvesi

Suvasvesi

Suvasvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland near the town of Kuopio. Suvasvesi consists of two circular open lakes, Kuukkarinselkä in north and Haapaselkä in south. The lakes are separated by a group of islands. The lake has 688 islands in total. The area of the lake is 234 km² making it the 18th...

, Synsiä

Synsiä

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, Sysmä

Lake Sysmä (Ilomantsi)

Lake Sysmä is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Ilomantsi in the North Karelia region in eastern Finland.-References:* *...

(1), Sysmä

Lake Sysmä (Joroinen)

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(2), Syvänsi

Syvänsi

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, Syväjärvi

Syväjärvi

Syväjärvi is a name for 108 lakes in Finland with no less surface than one hectare. The total area covered by all the Syväjärvis is 39,32 km², on the average 0,36 km²....

108, Syväri

Lake Syväri

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, Syysjärvi

Syysjärvi

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T

Tallusjärvi

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, Tarjanne

Tarjanne

Tarjanne is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi, Virrat and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The main inflows are the lake Vaskivesi and a chain of lakes north of it in the west and a chain of...

, Tohmajärvi

Lake Tohmajärvi

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, Toisvesi

Toisvesi

Toisvesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Virrat in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and a part of a chain of lakes that consist among others of the lakes Ähtärinjärvi, Toisvesi and Tarjanne, which in its turn drains into...

, Torsa – Pieni-Torsa, Tuusjärvi

Tuusjärvi

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, Tyräjärvi

Tyräjärvi

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Ukonvesi

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, Uljua Reservoir

Uljua Reservoir

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, Ullavanjärvi

Ullavanjärvi

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, Unari

Lake Unari

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, Unnukka

Unnukka

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, Urajärvi

Urajärvi

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, Uurainen

Lake Uurainen

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Vaalajärvi

Vaalajärvi is a lake of Finland, located in Sodankylä.-References:* *...

, Vahvajärvi

Vahvajärvi

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, Vajukoski basin, Vanajavesi

Vanajavesi

Vanajavesi is a lake in Finland. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in the regions of Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper and parts of the Päijänne Tavastia region.-Settlements:...

, Vanttausjärvi

Vanttausjärvi

Vanttausjärvi is a lake of Finland in Rovaniemi town. In July, 2nd, 2011, two men were drowned in Vanttausjärvi. -References:* Järviwiki http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Vanttausjärvi_* *...

, Vaskivesi – Visuvesi, Vehkajärvi

Vehkajärvi

Vehkajärvi is a lake in Finland. It is located at the border of Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia and Central Finland regions in the Finnish Lakeland and there mostly in the former municipality of Kuhmalahti, now part of Kangasala, and for lesser parts in the municipalities of Pälkäne , Padasjoki and...

, Venetjoki Reservoir

Venetjoki Reservoir

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, Vesijako

Vesijako

Vesijako is a lake in Finland. It is situated in Padasjoki in the region of Päijänne Tavastia.The lake is famous in Finland as a bifurcation lake , together with the nearby Lummene that is somewhat less known, and from which waters flow eastwards into lake Päijänne and westwards through the lake...

, Vesijärvi (1), Vesijärvi

Vesijärvi (Kangasala)

Vesijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region and there mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Orivesi....

(2), Viekijärvi

Viekijärvi

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, Viiksinselkä

Viiksinselkä

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, Viinijärvi

Viinijärvi

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, Virmajärvi (1), Virmajärvi

Virmajärvi

Virmajärvi is a small lake straddling the border between Finland and Russia . It is located east of the village of Hattuvaara. The easternmost point of Finland and of the continental European Union is located on an island in the Virmajärvi....

(2), Vuohijärvi

Vuohijärvi

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, Vuokalanjärvi

Vuokalanjärvi

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, Vuokkijärvi

Vuokkijärvi

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, Vuontisjärvi

Vuontisjärvi

Vuontisjärvi is a lake and a village located in Finnish Lapland.The area of the lake was reduced greatly in 1861. During the spring flood the waters escaped through a ditch dug by a local man, and a new river formed. The new water level is six metres below the original....

, Vuosanganjärvi – Hyötyjärvi, Vuosjärvi

Vuosjärvi

Vuosjärvi is a lake of Finland in northern Central-Finland, Kannonkoski and Viitasaari.-References:* *...

, Vuotjärvi

Vuotjärvi

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Ten largest lakes

rank	name	area (km²)
	Saimaa Saimaa Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The... ⁽¹⁾	~4,380
1	Suur-Saimaa Saimaa Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The...	1,377.05
2	Päijänne	1,080.63
3	Inari Lake Inari Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...	1,040.28
4	Pielinen Pielinen Pielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land...	894.21
5	Oulujärvi Oulujärvi Oulujärvi is a lake in Finland located in the Oulu Province. With the area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake to the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu sea", and it is surrounded by three...	887.09
6	Pihlajavesi	712.59
7	Orivesi Lake Orivesi Orivesi is a lake located in the southeastern Finland. The area of the lake is 601.30 km² . Orivesi is one of the major basins of Saimaa. The lake has numerous islands and several open lake areas including Paasselkä, an ancient impact crater in south....	601.30
8	Haukivesi Haukivesi Haukivesi is a lake in southeastern Finland and a part of the Saimaa lake system. Its area is 562.31 km² . Like other lakes in the system, it contains numerous islands and is divided into a number of smaller regions such as Siitinselkä, Saviluoto, Tahkoselkä, Vuoriselkä, Kuokanselkä, Kuivaselkä,...	562.31
9	Keitele Lake Keitele Keitele is a lake located in central Finland. With the area of 493.59 km² it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in the lake is clear and in an excellent condition...	493.59
10	Kallavesi Kallavesi Kallavesi is a lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an lake system named Iso-Kalla....	472.76

⁽¹⁾ Includes Suur-Saimaa, Pihlajavesi, Haukivesi, Puruvesi, Orivesi and Pyhäselkä

Lake Pyhäselkä

Pyhäselkä is a lake in Finland. It forms the northernmost part of the Saimaa lake system....

among some smaller lakes.

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