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Lake Syväri
Lake Syväri () is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuopio and Lapinlahti. The lake belongs to the Vuoksi main catchment area.Syväri in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-02. See also *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 ...
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Tahkovuori
Tahkovuori, also known as Tahko, is a resort located in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is about 70 kilometers north of the city centre and is open all year round. Tahko is a small town with restaurants and winter sports facilities. The nearby areas of Nilsiä and Northeast Savonia have hundreds of kilometers of marked snowmobile routes. There is also a forest conservation area of Huutavanholma to the southwest of the city; the woods can be traversed by a hiking trail. An abandoned strip mining Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which ... area nearby is now transformed into a venue for opera performances. Accommodations There are 8,500 beds in the resort in vacation homes, apartment hotels, and hotels. There are come cottage complexes : Tahko hills, Tahko Golden Resort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuoksi
The Vuoksi (, historically: "Uzerva"; ; ; ) is a river running through the northernmost part of the Karelian Isthmus from Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland to Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. The river enters Lake Ladoga in three branches, an older main northern branch at Priozersk (Käkisalmi), a smaller branch a few kilometers to the north of it, and a new southern branch entering further southeast as Burnaya River (Finnish: Taipaleenjoki), which has become the main stream in terms of water discharge. Since 1857, the old northern distributaries drain only the lower reaches of the Vuoksi basin and are not fed by Lake Saimaa. The northern and southern branches actually belong to two separate river systems, which at times get isolated from each other in dry seasons. The descent between Lake Saimaa and Lake Ladoga is . The entire run of the river is via the Priozersk branch, or via the Taipale (Burnaya) branch. It has a drainage basin of . For most of its length, the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilsiä
Nilsiä is a former small town and a municipality of Finland. It joined the city of Kuopio at the beginning of year 2013. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of (31 December 2012) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The last few decades have been a period of rapid progress for the town, especially its tourism. There are still plenty of traditional rural occupations, but also many kinds of commercial activities. Nilsiä has become the administrative and commercial centre of Northeast Savonia and it co-operates actively with the city of Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos .... The services in Nilsiä are as diverse as in many larger towns. Nilsiä ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Kallavesi, Lake Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region. The region's traditional food is a fish and bacon filling pie called ''Kalakukko''. Historical provinces ''For history, geography and culture see: Savo (historical province), Savo'' Municipalities The region of North Savo consists of 19 municipalities of Finland, municipalities, five of which have city status (marked in bold). Municipalities on the map Sub-regions Northeast Savo * Kaavi * Rautavaara * Tuusniemi Kuopio sub-region * Kuopio * Siilinjärvi Inner Savo * Rautalampi * Suonenjoki * Tervo * Vesanto Varkaus sub-region * Joroinen (''Jorois'') * Leppävirta * Varkaus Upper Savo * Iisalmi (''Idensalmi'') * Keitele * Kiuruvesi * Lapinlahti * Pielavesi * Sonkajärvi * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the seventh most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Kuopio has a total area of , of which is water and half is forest. Although the city's population density, population is spread over , the city's urban areas are comparatively densely populated (urban area: 1,618 /km²), making Kuopio the second most densely populated city in Finland. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of approximately 90,000. Together with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic and cultural centres of Eastern Finland. Kuopio is nationally known as one of the most important education in Finland, study cities and centres of attra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti (; , also ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia regions of Finland, region, located north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. The neighboring municipalities of Lapinlahti are Iisalmi, Kuopio, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi and Sonkajärvi. The neighboring municipality of Varpaisjärvi was consolidated with Lapinlahti on 1 January 2011. There are a total of 229 lakes in the municipality of Lapinlahti, the largest of which include Onkivesi, Lake Onkivesi. References External links Municipality of Lapinlahti – Official website Lapinlahti, Populated places established in 1874 1874 establishments in Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 larger than five ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.). There is no standard unambiguous definition of the size requirements for a water body to be classified as a lake. Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth-largest natural freshwater lake in Europe. They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. Alphabetical listing A Aapajärvi, Ala-Kintaus, Ala-Kitka B Bodominjärvi E Elämäjärvi, Enäjärvi, Enijärvi, Enonvesi, Evijärvi H Haapajärvi, Hankavesi, Hankavesi – Lonkari, Hankavesi-Välivesi, Hauhonselkä, Haukivesi, Hiidenvesi, Hiirenvesi, Hirvijärvi Reservoir, Hirvijärvi – Kalliovesi, Höytiäinen, Hyrynjärvi I Iijärvi (1), Iijärvi (2), Iijärvi (3), Iijärvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
