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lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
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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 ...
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are Are commonly refers to: * Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2 Are, ARE or Åre may also refer to: Places * Åre, a locality in Sweden * Åre Municipality, a municipality in Sweden **Åre ski resort in Sweden * Are Parish, a municipa ...
s (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or
reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
s larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes.


Alphabetical listing


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Aapajärvi, Ala-Kintaus, Ala-Kitka


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Bodominjärvi


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Elämäjärvi,
Enäjärvi Enäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is located in the municipality of Vihti in Uusimaa region. The lake is part of Sjundeå å ( fi, Siuntionjoki) basin that drains into the Gulf of Finland. In Finland there are also four other lakes with the ...
, Enijärvi,
Enonvesi Enonvesi is a rather large lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the regions of Southern Savonia and Northern Savonia in Finland. It is a part of the Saimaa Saimaa ( , ; sv, Saimen) is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland ar ...
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Evijärvi Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kr ...


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Haapajärvi,
Hankavesi Hankavesi is a lake in Hankasalmi, Central Finland, Finland. It is middlesized and quite low. Its form is like a labyrinth, with many islands and spits. Oksalansaari is one of its islands. The lake gets its water from Armisvesi lake. See also * ...
, Hankavesi – Lonkari, Hankavesi – Välivesi, Hauhonselkä,
Haukivesi Haukivesi is a lake in southeastern Finland and a part of the Saimaa lake system. Haukivesi is the central basin of the system, collecting 80% of the water that eventually flows into Lake Ladoga through River Vuoksi. Its area is (List of lakes in ...
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Hiidenvesi Hiidenvesi (; literally meaning the "water of goblin") is the second largest lake in the Uusimaa region in Finland. The biggest part of the lake is located in the municipality of Vihti and smaller parts in the town of Lohja. The lake drains through ...
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Hiirenvesi Hiirenvesi is a medium-sized lake of eastern Finland. It is located in the Joensuu in the North Karelia region. The lake is part of Vuoksi basin in eastern Finland, that drains into the Lake Ladoga, which in turn is part of the Neva River basin i ...
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Hirvijärvi Reservoir Hirvijärvi Reservoir ( fi, Hirvijärven tekojärvi) is medium-sized lake in the Lapuanjoki main catchment area. It is located in the region Southern Ostrobothnia, in the municipality of Seinäjoki, Finland.Hirvijärvi – Kalliovesi,
Höytiäinen ' is a lake in Finland. Due to a mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was reduced by around one third of its size. It flows through a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called Höytiäisenkanava, into Lake Pyhäselkä in the pro ...
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Hyrynjärvi Hyrynjärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is situated in Kainuu region and in Hyrynsalmi municipality.Iijärvi (1), Iijärvi (2), Iijärvi (3), Iijärvi (4),
Iisvesi Iisvesi is a rather large lake in Finland. The lake consists of three separate basins: Iisvesi, Virmasvesi and Rasvanki. Located within Tervo, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki Suonenjoki (; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Fin ...
, Iivantiira – Juttuajärvi, Ilmoilanselkä, Immalanjärvi,
Inari Inari may refer to: Shinto * Inari Ōkami, a Shinto spirit ** Mount Inari in Japan, site of Fushimi Inari-taisha, the main Shinto shrine to Inari ** Inari Shrine, shrines to the Shinto god Inari * Inari-zushi, a type of sushi Places * Inari, ...
, Irnijärvi – Ala-Irni, Iso and Pieni Tipasjärvi, Iso Lamujärvi, Iso Lohijärvi, Iso- and Keski-Kero, ,
Iso-Kiimanen Iso-Kiimanen is a lake of Finland in the Oulujoki main catchment area. It is located in Sotkamo municipality in Kainuu region.Iso-Naakkima Iso-Naakkima is a lake in Southern Savonia, Finland, about 10 km south of the town of Pieksämäki. It is notable for having an eroded impact crater under the northwestern part of the lake. It is one of the oldest known, about 1200 million yea ...
, Iso-Pyhäntä, Iso-Roine, Iso-Vietonen, Isojärvi (1), Isojärvi (2)


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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.Jäsys – Retujärvi,
Jerisjärvi Jerisjärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland in Muonio and Kittilä. It belongs to Tornionjoki main catchment area in Lapland.
, Jonkeri,
Jonku Jonku is a medium-sized lake in the Iijoki main catchment area. It is located in Pudasjärvi municipality, in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia in Finland.Jormasjärvi, Joukamojärvi,
Joutjärvi Joutjärvi is a lake in the Möysä district of Lahti, Finland. Its maximum depth is . There is a Canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when ...
, Joutsijärvi, Joutsjärvi,
Juojärvi Juojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is considered one of the cleanest lakes of the country. The New Valamo New Valamo or New Valaam ( fi, Valamon luostari, or more informally, especially in the postal address: ''Uusi-Valamo'', sv, Valamo nya k ...
, Juolasvesi – Sarkavesi, Juurusvesi–Akonvesi,
Jyväsjärvi Lake Jyväsjärvi () is a lake situated in the centre of Jyväskylä in Finland. The lake can be also considered as the Northern end of Lake Päijänne. Parts of Jyväsjärvi have been filled many times to gain more land for the enlarging city o ...


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Kaavinjärvi Kaavinjärvi is a lake in eastern Finland. The surface area of the lake is approximately 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi).Kalajärvi Reservoir, Kallavesi (1), Kallavesi (2), Kangasjärvi, Kangasvesi,
Kankareenjärvi Kankareenjärvi is a small lake in Finland. It is situated in Salo in the region of Southwest Finland in the area of the former municipality of Halikko. Purilanjoki, a minor river that discharges into the Archipelago Sea, originates from the lake. ...
, Kankarisvesi,
Kannonselkä Kannonselkä (also called ''Kannonjärvi'') is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is in the area of Kannonkoski municipality.Karankajärvi, Karhijärvi,
Karijärvi Karijärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in the municipality of Kouvola, in region of Kymenlaakso.Karikkoselkä Karikkoselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater in Petäjävesi, Finland. Karikkoselkä is located approximately 30 km east from the centre of Keurusselkä, a much older and larger impact crater. Most lakes in the region are elongated i ...
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Kaukajärvi Kaukajärvi is a Finnish lake in Pirkanmaa (also known as the Tampere Region). The lake is long, wide and covers an area of . Its average depth is and the maximum depth has been measured as . The municipalities of Tampere and Kangasala adjoin ...
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Kaukuanjärvi Kaukuanjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Iijoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the Lapland region in Finland.Keitele, Kellojärvi – Korpijärvi, Kelontekemäjärvi,
Kemijärvi Kemijärvi ( se, Giemajávri, smn, Kiemâjävri, sms, Ǩeeʹmmjäuʹrr) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. History The first permanent settler inhabitant of Kemijärvi was Paavali Ollinpoika H ...
, Kermajärvi,
Keurusselkä Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of . Its average depth is with a maximum depth of . The surface lies at above sea level. The lake is long and is a ...
, Keyritty, Kiantajärvi (1), Kiantajärvi (2),
Kiesimä Kiesimä is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It belongs in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in the region Pohjois-Savo.Kiitämä, Kilpisjärvi – Alajärvi, Kiteenjärvi, Kiuruvesi, Kivesjärvi, Kivijärvi (1), Kivijärvi (2),
Koitere ' is a rather large lake in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland. The lake, which sports 451 islands and many beaches, is located in the middle of wilderness. The river Koitajoki, which is a tributary of the river Pielisjoki in North Karelia, flows ...
, Koivujärvi, Kolima, Koljonselkä, Kolkonjärvi, Konnevesi, Konnivesi, Korpijärvi, Korpijärvi – Verijärvi, Korvuanjärvi, Koskelovesi – Miekkavesi,
Kostonjärvi Kostonjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Iijoki main catchment area. It is located in Taivalkoski municipality, in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland.Köyliönjärvi Köyliönjärvi (''Lake Köyliö'', sv, Kjulo träsk) is a lake in the municipality of Köyliö, Finland. It is the home of the first documented historical event in Finland as Saint Henry was allegedly murdered by peasant called Lalli on the ice ...
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Kukkia Kukkia is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is a part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through th ...
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Kulovesi Kulovesi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the area of the towns Nokia and Sastamala in the Pirkanmaa region. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake Pyhäjärvi drains through the Nokianvirta River into the Lake ...
, Kuohattijärvi, Kuohijärvi, Kuolimo, Kuorasjärvi,
Kuorevesi Kuorevesi is a former municipality in Finland. It was part of the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. In the year 2001 it was consolidated into the town of Jämsä in the Central Finland region. The name of the municipality came from the Lake Kuo ...
, Kuorinka, Kuortaneenjärvi, Kurkijärvi – Tuuliainen,
Kuttajärvi Kuttajärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in the Northern Savonia region of Finland.Kuuhankavesi Kuuhankavesi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in Hankasalmi, Central Finland region. It belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area.Kuusamojärvi Kuusamojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the town of Kuusamo in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in northern Finland. The lake is a part of the Kem River basin that drains into the White Sea in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. See a ...
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Kuusvesi Kuusvesi is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland, in Laukaa Municipality. It belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area.
, Kuvansi, Kynsijärvi – Kynsilampi, Kynsivesi – Leivonvesi,
Kyrösjärvi Kyrösjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ikaalinen, Hämeenkyrö and Ylöjärvi in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and it drains through a chain of ...
, Kyyjärvi, Kyyvesi


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Laakajärvi Laakajärvi is medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in Sonkajärvi, Sotkamo and Kajaani municipalities, in the regions of Northern Savonia and Kainuu in Finland.Lahnavesi,
Lammasjärvi Lammasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Oulujoki main catchment area. It is located in the Kainuu region, Kuhmo municipality in Finland.Lampaanjärvi,
Längelmävesi Längelmävesi () is a lake in southwestern Finland. The lake is located mostly in the Pirkanmaa region at an elevation of . Längelmävesi is within the municipalities of Jämsä (formerly Längelmäki), Kangasala (formerly Sahalahti), Kuhmalah ...
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Lannevesi Lannevesi is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is situated in Saarijärvi municipality. Lannevesi flows its water to the north, Summasjärvi by Lannejoki River. Near the lake there is Lannevesi vil ...
, Lapinjärvi,
Lappajärvi Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, to Kokkola and to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density ...
, Lappalanjärvi, Lentiira, Lentua, Leppävesi,
Lestijärvi Lestijärvi is a municipality of Finland. There is also the Lake Lestijärvi in the area. Lestijärvi is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of (), which ma ...
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Liesvesi Liesvesi is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is situated in the Konnevesi municipality. It belongs to the Konnevesi-Laukaa canoeing route. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 la ...
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Lievestuoreenjärvi Lievestuoreenjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Laukaa, Finland.Livojärvi Livojärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Iijoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the Lapland region in Finland.Lohjanjärvi,
Lokka Reservoir The Lokka Reservoir (in Finnish language, Finnish: ''Lokan tekojärvi'', ''Lokan allas'', short form ''Lokka''), is a reservoir, upstream of the Luiro River in Sodankylä, in northern Finland. Depending on the water level, its area ranges from 21 ...
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Loppijärvi Loppijärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Loppi in the Tavastia Proper region. The lake is part of Kokemäki River basin and it drains through Tervajoki River into Lake Kernaalanjärvi which in its turn ...
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Luirojärvi Luirojärvi is a rather small lake of Finland. It is located in Urho Kekkonen National Park in Lapland region.Lummene Lummene (also Lummenne) is a lake in Finland in the municipality of Kuhmoinen in the Central Finland region. The lake is a bifurcation lake. One outflow from it is eastwards into the lake Päijänne, which is a part of Kymijoki basin and dra ...


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Maaninkajärvi,
Maavesi Maavesi is a medium-sized lake of Southern Savonia, in eastern Finland.Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Pirkanmaa region in the Finnish Lakeland and in the Hämeenkyrö municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the ...
, Mallasvesi, Mallos, Melakko – Loitimo,
Miekojärvi Miekojärvi is medium-sized lake in the Tornionjoki main catchment area in Finland. It is located in Pello and Ylitornio municipalities, in the western Lapland region.Muojärvi – Kirpistö,
Mutusjärvi Mutusjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Paatsjoki main catchment area in Lapland region in Finland.Muurasjärvi Muurasjärvi is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland. It belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in the region Keski-Suomi in Pihtipudas municipality. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland ...
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Muuratjärvi Muuratjärvi is a lake of Finland in Muurame and Korpilahti, Jyväskylä, with a surface area of 32 km2. The lake drains into Päijänne via about long Muuratjoki river flowing through the center of Muurame. It has got several islands like, ...
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Muuruejärvi Muuruejärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is situated in Viitasaari, between two rapids, Huopanankoski and Keihärinkoski. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 s ...


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Näläntöjärvi Näläntöjärvi is a lake in Kiuruvesi, Finland. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than ...
, Nammijärvi, Näsijärvi, Nerkoonjärvi (1), Nerkoonjärvi (2), Niemisvesi – Pemu,
Niinivesi Niinivesi is a medium-sized lake of Finland and it belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area. The lake is situated in Rautalampi, Tervo and Vesanto municipalities.Nilakka, Niskajärvi,
Nitsijärvi Nitsijärvi ( sms, Njeʹǯǯjäuʹrr) is a medium-sized lake in the Lapland of Finland. It is situated only 68 km from the Norwegian border, in the village of Näätämö. It belongs to the Paatsjoki main catchment area.
, Nolimojärvi, Norvajärvi,
Nuorajärvi Nuorajärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the Northern Karelia region in Finland.Nuoramoisjärvi


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Oijärvi Oijärvi is a medium-sized lake of northern Finland in the Kuivajoki main catchment area. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region and Ii municipality.Olkkajärvi – Matkalampi, Onkamojärvi, Onkivesi,
Ontojärvi – Nurmesjärvi Ontojärvi–Nurmesjärvi is a rather large lake in the Oulujoki main catchment area in Kainuu, Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Kuhmo.Orajärvi Orajärvi is medium-sized lake in the Kemijoki main catchment area in Finland. It is located in Sodankylä municipality, in the eastern Lapland region.Orivesi, Osmankajärvi, Otermanjärvi, Oulujärvi


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Pääjärvi (1), Pääjärvi (2),
Paatari Lake Paatari is a lake in the Lapland (Finland), Lapland region, Finland. It drains through the Juutuanjoki river into Lake Inari. Its main inflows are the rivers Lemmenjoki and Vaskojoki. Paatsjoki basin Lakes of Inari, Finland {{Finland-lak ...
(Paadaar), Päijänne, Paljavesi,
Pälkänevesi Pälkänevesi is a lake in Finland. The lake is located in the municipality of Pälkäne in the Pirkanmaa region. The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and ...
, Pallasjärvi – Pallaslompolo, Palovesi – Jäminginselkä,
Pankajärvi Pankajärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the North Karelia region, in the municipality of Lieksa in Finland.Pautujärvi Pautujärvi ( se, Bávdejávri, smn, Pavdjävri, sms, Paudjäu'rr) is a medium-sized lake in the Paatsjoki main catchment area. It is located in Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area in the region Lapland in Finland.Peruvesi, Pesiöjärvi, Petruma, Pieksänjärvi, Pielavesi, Pielinen, Pieni-Kiimanen,
Pieni-Onkamo Pieni-Onkamo is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region.Pihlajavesi (Saimaa) Pihlajavesi is a lake in Finland. The area of the lake is making it the sixth largest lake in the country. Pihlajavesi is the second-largest basin in the complex Saimaa Saimaa ( , ; sv, Saimen) is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland area ...
, Pihlajavesi (Keuruu), Piispajärvi, Pirttijärvi – Kaitainjärvi,
Pirttilampi Pirttilampi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in Central Finland, to the north of Multia. See also * List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most ar ...
, Pohjois- and Etelä-Virmas,
Porovesi Porovesi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the Iisalmi town, Northern Savonia region in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic countr ...
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Porttipahta Reservoir Porttipahta Reservoir ( fi, Porttipahdan tekojärvi) is a large lake in the Kemijoki main catchment area. It is located in the region of Lapland in Finland.Posionjärvi,
Pöyrisjärvi Pöyrisjärvi a medium-sized lake in the Kemijoki main catchment area in the Enontekiö municipality of Finland, close to the border with Norway.Pöyrysjärvi Puhosjärvi, Pulmankijärvi, Puruvesi, Puula, Pyhäjärvi (1), Pyhäjärvi (2), Pyhäjärvi (3), Pyhäjärvi (4), Pyhäjärvi (5), Pyhäjärvi (6), Pyhäjärvi (7), Pyhäjärvi (8), Pyhäjärvi (9),
Pyhäselkä Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in ''Hammaslahti''. Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population ...
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Pyhävesi Pyhävesi is a medium-sized lake located in the southeast of Finland. The nearest town is Mäntyharju to the south. It belongs to Kymijoki main catchment area and to region Kymenlaakso.Pyyvesi, Puujärvi


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Raanujärvi Raanujärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Tornionjoki main catchment area. It is located in the region Lapland in Finland.Rahajärvi Rahajärvi (also: Raahajärvi) is a medium-sized lake in the Paatsjoki main catchment area. It is located in the municipality of Inari, Finland, Inari in the region Lapland (Finland), Lapland in Finland. The lake has major and minor part.
(Raahajärvi), Ranuanjärvi, Rapojärvi – Haukkajärvi, Rauhajärvi, Rautavesi (1), Rautavesi (2), Rehja – Nuasjärvi, Repovesi – Luujärvi, Riistavesi,
Rikkavesi Rikkavesi is a medium-sized lake in eastern Finland. At approximately 63 square kilometres (24 sq mi), it is the 66th largest lake in Finland. Rikkavesi is situated in the municipalities of Kaavi, Outokumpu and Tuusniemi.Roine, Ruotsalainen, Ruovesi, Rutajärvi (1), Rutajärvi (2), Ruunaanjärvi, Ryökäsvesi – Liekune


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Sääksjärvi (1), Sääksjärvi (2),
Saanijärvi Saanijärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is situated in Pihtipudas in Central Finland and it belongs to the Kymijoki main catchment area.
, Saarijärvi (1), Saarijärvi (2), Saarijärvi (3), Saarijärvi (4), Saimaa,
Sälevä Sälevä is medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in Sonkajärvi municipality, in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland.Sapsojärvet Sapsojärvet is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. The name is in plural, and it can also be in singular: Sapsojärvi. The lake is almost divided in two parts, Iso-Sapsojärvi and Kiantajärvi.Saraavesi,
Särkijärvi Särkijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the North Karelia region in Finland, close to border with Russia.Savivesi Savivesi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in Leppävirta municipality, in the Northern Savonia region, in Finland.Sevettijärvi Sevettijärvi ( sms, Čeʹvetjäuʹrr, smn, Čevetjävri and se, Čeavetjávri) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Finland approximately north of downtown Inari. Neiden in Norway is approximately away. The village's green, yet sta ...
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Simojärvi Simojärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland located in Ranua, in the region of Lapland. It belongs to Simojoki main catchment area. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 ares (500 square metres ...
, Simpelejärvi, Sonkari – Riitunlampi, Sorsavesi,
Suininki Suininki is a medium-sized lake in the Koutajoki main catchment area. It is located in Kuusamo municipality the region of Northern Ostrobothnia in Finland. Lake Suininki is a part of the Kuusinki catchment area.Summasjärvi Lake Summanen (Finnish: ''Summasjärvi, Summanen'') is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is located in Saarijärvi, in the region of Keski-Suomi. There is a Stone Age Museum in the island of Summassaari. The Summanen crater The 12th impact cra ...
, Suolijärvi (1), Suolijärvi (2), Suolisjärvi,
Suontee Suontee (also: Suonteejärvi) is a rather large lake in Finland. The northern part of the lake is located in the region of Central Finland, and the southern part in the region of Southern Savonia. The southern part is in a more natural state with ...
, Suontienselkä – Paasvesi, Surnujärvi,
Suuri-Onkamo Suuri-Onkamo is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the North Karelia region. It is situated about 20 kilometer from the border with Russia.Suuri-Pieksä,
Suurijärvi Suurijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the regions North Karelia and Southern Savonia in Finland.Suvasvesi, Synsiä, Sysmä (1), Sysmä (2), Syvänsi,
Syväjärvi Syväjärvi ( en, a deep lake) is a name for 108 lakes in Finland with no less surface than one hectare.http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Syv%C3%A4j%C3%A4rvi The total area covered by all the Syväjärvis is 39,32 km2, on the average 0,36 km2 ...
108,Syväjärvi
Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
Syväri, Syysjärvi


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Tallusjärvi,
Tarjanne Tarjanne (also Tarjannevesi) is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi, Virrat and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The main inflow ...
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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. Neig ...
, Toisvesi, Torsa – Pieni-Torsa, Tuusjärvi, Tyräjärvi, Tampaja


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Ukonvesi Ukonvesi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the Southern Savonia region in Finland.
, Uljua Reservoir, Ullavanjärvi, Unari, Unnukka,
Urajärvi Urajärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Kymijoki main catchment area in Kymenlaakso region, Finland. It is located in the Iitti municipality near to Kausala, the administrative center of Iitti.Uurainen Uurainen ( sv, Uurainen, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities a ...


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Vahvajärvi Vahvajärvi is a lake in Hirvensalmi, Finland. It is a medium-sized lake in the Kymijoki main catchment area. It is located in the region of Southern Savonia. The length of the lake is about ten kilometers.Vajukoski basin, Vanajavesi, Vallonjärvi, Vanttausjärvi,
Vaskivesi – Visuvesi Vaskivesi – Visuvesi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipality of Virrat in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake drains into the lake Tarjanne in the south.
, Vehkajärvi, Venetjoki Reservoir,
Vesijako Vesijako (also Vesijakaa) is a lake in Finland. It is situated in Padasjoki in the region of Päijänne Tavastia.Vesijärvi (1), Vesijärvi (2),
Viekijärvi Viekijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the region Northern Karelia in Finland.
, Viiksinselkä,
Viinijärvi Viinijärvi is a lake in Northern Karelia region in Finland and the 36th largest lake in Finland. It is connected to the Vuoksi main catchment area. The municipalities of Polvijärvi, Outokumpu and Liperi are in the area.Virmajärvi Lake Virmayarvi (russian: Вирмаярви; fi, Virmajärvi) is a small ( long) lake straddling the border between Finland (Ilomantsi municipality) and Russia ( Suoyarvsky District, Republic of Karelia). It is located east of the village of ...
(2), Vuohijärvi, Vuokalanjärvi, Vuokkijärvi, Vuontisjärvi, Vuosanganjärvi – Hyötyjärvi,
Vuosjärvi Vuosjärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland in northern Central Finland, Kannonkoski and Viitasaari. The water flows from Lake Kivijärvi through Hilmo Power Station and the water continues to the Huopanankoski rapids. Near the power station ...
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Vuotjärvi Vuotjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region in Finland, in the municipality of Kuopio. The lake belongs to the Vuoksi main catchment area.Ylä-Enonvesi Ylä-Enonvesi is a medium-sized lake in the Vuoksi main catchment area. It is located in the Southern Savonia region in Finland.
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Ylä-Rieveli Ylä-Rieveli (also called ''Ylä-Rääveli'') is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is a lake in the Kymijoki main catchment area, located in the regions Southern Savonia and Päijänne Tavastia. It is connected with another lake, Enonvesi, by ...
, Yli-Kitka,
Yli-Suolijärvi Yli-Suolijärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Kemijoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the region of Lapland in northern Finland.Ähtärinjärvi, Äkäsjärvi


Ten largest lakes

(1) Includes Saimaa, Pihlajavesi, Haukivesi, Puruvesi, Orivesi and
Pyhäselkä Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in ''Hammaslahti''. Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population ...
among some smaller lakes.


See also

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Finnish Lakeland Finnish Lakeland or Finnish lake district ( fi, Järvi-Suomi, "Lake Finland", sv, Insjöfinland) is the largest of the four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided. The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plate ...


References

{{Europe topic, List of lakes 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 ...
Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...