Päijänne
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| Location of Lake Päijänne in Finland | |
| Geographical location | Finland |
| Tributaries | Jämsänjoki , Jyväsjärvi , Leppävesi |
| Drain | Kalkkistenkoski |
| Location close to the shore | Lahti , Heinola and Jyväskylä |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 28 '37 " N , 25 ° 25' 41" E |
| Altitude above sea level | 78.4 m |
| surface | 1,118 km² |
| volume | 18 km³ |
| Maximum depth | 95.3 m |
| Middle deep | 16.2 m |
The Päijänne [ ˈpæi̯jænːɛ ] is the longest lake in Finland . With numerous foothills, it stretches about 120 km from Asikkala in the south to Jyväskylä in the north.
description
The total area of the lake area amounts to 1,118 km². There are 1,886 islands on it. With a maximum depth of 95 meters, it is the deepest lake in Finland and also the most water-rich in terms of volume. The Päijänne is very popular as an excursion area. There are steam boat trips and there are also numerous holiday homes ( Mökkis ) on the shore , where the Finns spend their free time fishing, berry picking, swimming and barbecuing. Furthermore, the lake district serves as an important habitat for plants and animals and for the drinking water supply : The Finnish capital Helsinki and its surrounding area are supplied with drinking water from the Päijänne via the 120 kilometer long Päijänne tunnel .
The etymology of the name Päijänne is unclear, this hydronym may come from an unknown substrate language from the time before Finland was settled by Finno-Ugric-speaking peoples.
The asteroid (1535) Päijänne , discovered on September 9, 1939, bears the name of the lake.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ ymparisto.fi: Päijänne ( Memento of the original of September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Finnish Ministry of Environment)
- ^ Esko Kuusisto: Lake District in Finland. In: Matti Seppälä (ed.): The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia. Oxford University Press, 2005, p. 286.
- ^ Angela Marcantonio, The Uralic Language Family: Facts, Myths and Statistics . Blackwell, Oxford 2002.
- ↑ MPC
