Tiirismaa
Tiirismaa | ||
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TV and radio mast on the Tiirismaa |
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height | 222.6 m | |
location | Hollola municipality in Päijät-Häme ( Finland ) | |
Mountains | Salpausselkä I | |
Coordinates | 61 ° 0 '25 " N , 25 ° 31' 24" E | |
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rock | Svekofenniden | |
particularities | highest point in southern Finland, 327 m high television and radio mast (highest structure in Finland) |
The Tiirismaa is a 222.6 m high mountain about 5 km west of Lahti in southern Finland . It is the highest point in southern Finland. It is located in the municipality of Hollola in the landscape Päijät-Häme . It is located on the first Salpausselkä ridge, about 1 km south of Lake Vesijärvi, which is 81.4 m above sea level . Tectonically, the Tiirismaa is assigned to the Svekofenniden .
On the mountain is a 327 m high television and radio mast, built in 1967, the tallest structure in Finland.
The 245 hectare Tiirismaa nature reserve includes the mountain and the boreal forest landscape surrounding it.