Lake Tohmajärvi is a medium-sized shallow lake in the
Tohmajoki main catchment area. It is located in the
North Karelia
North Karelia (or ''Northern Karelia'', ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finland and share ...
region, in the very east of
Finland
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, just outside the town of
Tohmajärvi
Tohmajärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of
()
and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nei ...
next to the border with
Russia
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.
See also
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List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ...
References
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Lakes of Tohmajärvi