Saimaa

Also known as Suur-Saimaa, Saimen, Lake Saimaa

Saimaa ( , ; ) is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland area in southeastern Finland. With a surface area of approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth-largest natural freshwater lake in Europe.

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Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, located in the southeastern part of the country in an area known for its many lakes. It ranks as the fourth-largest natural freshwater lake in Europe, making it a significant body of water on the continent.

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Key facts

Body of water.name: Saimaa
Body of water.other_name: Saimen
Body of water.image: Lake Saimaa aerial.jpg
Body of water.caption: Aerial view of frozen Lake Saimaa.
Body of water.location: southeastern Finland
Body of water.pushpin_map: Finland
Body of water.mapframe: yes
Body of water.mapframe stroke width: 1
Body of water.outflow: Vuoksi River, Saimaa Canal
Body of water.basin_countries: Finland
Body of water.islands: 13,710

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lake
Has part: Ukonvesi
Country: Finland
Located in: North Karelia
Area: 4400
Elevation: 75.7
Image: Luonteri Neitvuori.jpg
Width: 75
Perimeter: 14850

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Commons gallery: Saimaa
Commons category: Saimaa
outflows: Vuoksa
topic's main category: Category:Saimaa
volume as quantity: 36
watershed area: 69500
vertical depth: 82
inflows: Pielisjoki
basin country: Finland
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label: Saimaa

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Topography
Natural resources
Saimaa canal
Notable people
See also
References
External links

The name Saimaa likely comes from a non-Uralic, non-Indo European substrate language. Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name may be connected to the Sami word sápmi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saimaa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.