Päijänne
Sign in to savePäijänne () is the second largest lake in Finland (). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, Vehkasalo, Mustassalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. The word saari means an island. Salo once meant a great island, nowadays it means a great forest area.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Päijänne
- Body of water.image
- Päijänne and päijätsalo.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- Päijänne and Päijätsalo
- Body of water.image_bathymetry
- Päijänne.png
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- Finland
- Body of water.outflow
- Kymi River
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Finland
- Body of water.residence_time
- 2.5 years
- Body of water.islands
- 1886 (Virmailansaari, Salonsaari, Judinsalo, Onkisalo, Paatsalo, Muuratsalo, Haukkasalo, Vuoritsalo, Mustassalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo)
- Body of water.cities
- Asikkala, Jyväskylä, Korpilahti, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, Muurame, Padasjoki, Sysmä
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 1082.8851
- Elevation
- 78
- Image
- Päijänne aerial 2.jpg
- Length
- 119
- Perimeter
- 2789.149
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- vertical depth
- 95.3
- Commons category
- Päijänne
- residence time of water
- 2.7
- volume as quantity
- 15.39311967
- watershed area
- 26480
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8 sectionsContents
- Transportation
- Tourism
- National Parks
- Cities and towns upon Lake Päijänne
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Päijänne () is the second largest lake in Finland (). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, Vehkasalo, Mustassalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. The word saari means an island. Salo once meant a great island, nowadays it means a great forest area.
The largest city on the shores of Päijänne is Jyväskylä in the North. The city of Lahti is connected to Päijänne through Lake Vesijärvi and Vääksy canal.
Gallery (4)
On the map
39 mapped locations