Päijät-Häme
Päijät-Häme () is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Pirkanmaa, Central Finland, South Savo and Kymenlaakso. The biggest city in the region is Lahti. ...
region of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. It begins at
Jääsjärvi
Jääsjärvi (; ) is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in the Hartola and Joutsa municipalities, in the Central Finland and Päijänne Tavastia regions. The water quality in the lake is excellent.Hartola. At
Sysmä
Sysmä () is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartol ...
the river flows into the Päijänne. Its length is , and it drops about . There are five
rapid
Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence.
Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascade''. ...
s, but typically water flows quite slowly. It is possible to paddle the river.
See also
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List of rivers of Finland
This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction.
Water flows from Finland directly to the B ...