Lake Päijänne ( ) is the
second largest lake in Finland
( ).
The lake
drains into the Gulf of
Finland
via the Kymi River
. The major islands are Virmailansaari,
Salonsaari, Judinsalo, Onkisalo, Paatsalo, Muuratsalo, Haukkasalo
and Vuoritsalo. The word
saari means an island.
Salo meant before a great island, nowadays it means a
great forest area.
An underground aqueduct, Päijänne Water Tunnel,
connects the lake to Helsinki
, providing
the capital area with water. The deepest point in any lake
in Finland is located in Päijänne (95.3 m).
See also
References
Map of Päijänne and its
neighbours.
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