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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. As is the case of other lakes of Saimaa, it has numerous islands and consists of numerous open lake areas, of which largest are Hummonselkä, Pajuselkä, Sammalselkä, Mustanselkä, and Ruosteselkä.

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Lake.name
Puruvesi
Lake.image
Puruvesi.JPG
Lake.location
Eastern Finland
Lake.pushpin_map
Finland
Lake.basin_countries
Finland
Lake.islands
720
Lake.cities
Kerimäki, Kesälahti, Punkaharju

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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. As is the case of other lakes of Saimaa, it has numerous islands and consists of numerous open lake areas, of which largest are Hummonselkä, Pajuselkä, Sammalselkä, Mustanselkä, and Ruosteselkä.

The lake is known for its pure water and has uniquely good underwater visibility for a Finnish lake, easily extending to from the surface on calm and sunny days.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puruvesi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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