Kiantajärvi is a rather large lake in Finland, in the

Oulujoki Oulujoki is a river in Oulu province, Finland. Its name in Finnish means literally "Oulu River" ( sv, Ule älv), originally in old Northern Ostrobothnian dialect literally "Flood River". Its origin is Oulujärvi and its watershed area covers a ...

main catchment area. It is located in Suomussalmi municipality, in the region of

Kainuu Kainuu ( sv, Kajanaland) is one of the 19 regions of Finland (''maakunta'' / ''landskap''). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic of Karelia). Culturally Kai ...

. It is the 24th biggest lake in Finland.Kiantajärvi in Järviwiki Web Service

Finnish Environment Institute The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) ( fi, Suomen ympäristökeskus, sv, Finlands miljöcentral) is a multidisciplinary research and expert institute under the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. SYKE has four office and research facilitie ...

. Retrieved 2014-03-15. The lake is narrow and 50 km long in north–south direction.

History

Kiantajärvi lake played a significant role in the Battle of Suomussalmi during the Winter War in December 1939. Kiantajärvi is also known for the author Ilmari Kianto, who had his home named Turjanlinna on the shore of Niskaselkä open area. The author's grave is situated in Niettussaari island near his home.

References

Oulujoki basin Landforms of Kainuu Lakes of Suomussalmi {{OuluProvince-geo-stub