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Päijänne
Päijänne and Päijätsalo
Coordinates	61°35′N 25°30′E / 61.583°N 25.5°E / 61.583; 25.5Coordinates: 61°35′N 25°30′E / 61.583°N 25.5°E / 61.583; 25.5
Primary outflows	Kymi River
Basin countries	Finland
Max. length	120 km (75 mi)
Surface area	1,080.63 km²[1] (other sources give 1,070 km²)[2]
Average depth	16.2 m (53 ft) (some sources give 18 m)[2]
Max. depth	95.3 m (313 ft)[2]
Water volume	18.1 km3 (4.3 cu mi)[2]
Residence time	2.5 years
Surface elevation	78.3 m (257 ft)[1]
Islands	1886 (Virmailansaari, Salonsaari, Judinsalo, Onkisalo, Paatsalo, Muuratsalo, Haukkasalo, Vuoritsalo, Mustassalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo)
Settlements	Asikkala, Jyväskylä, Korpilahti, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, Muurame, Padasjoki, Sysmä
References	[1][2]

Lake Päijänne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpæijænːe]) is the second largest lake in Finland (1,080 km² (266,874 acres)). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Haukkasalo, Vehkasalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. 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

• Päijänne National Park

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square kilometers
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Seppälä, Matti (2005), The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia, Oxford University Press, p. 145, http://books.google.com/books?id=q33WekTp7tgC&pg=PA145  

Map of Päijänne and its neighbours.