Lake Päijänne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpæi̯jænːe]) is the second largest lake in Finland (1,080 km2 (266,874 acres)). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, Vehkasalo, Mustassalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. The word saari means an island. Salo once meant a great island, nowadays it means a great forest area.
The largest city on the shores of Päijänne is Jyväskylä in the North. The city of Lahti is connected to Päijänne through Lake Vesijärvi and Vääksy canal.
An underground aqueduct, Päijänne Water Tunnel, connects the lake to Vantaa, providing the Greater Helsinki area with water. The deepest point in any lake in Finland is located in Päijänne (95.3 m or 313 ft).
MS Suometar in the Kalkkinen canal between Päijänne and Kalkkinen
Päijänne is a famous boating, canoeing and sailing attraction. The 119 kilometres (74 mi) long lake is connected by canals to Lake Keitele, Lake Vesijärvi and to Lake Ruotsalainen. Length of the open waterway for ships is 380 kilometres (240 mi). Construction of canals connecting Päijänne to the Baltic Sea has been discussed for decades. Nevertheless, the plan is still to be materialized.
Until the 1940s Lake Päijänne was a major transportation channel in the Central Finland. Numerous ships transported passengers and freight between the villages and cities on the shores of Päijänne. Nowadays, passenger transportation is rather a tourist attraction on the lakelands than the fastest way connecting the cities and villages. One of the most popular passenger transportation routes in summertime is between the cities of Lahti and Jyväskylä.
There are 16,000 cottages on the shores of Päijänne. Most of the cottages are private owned and have a separate sauna cottage.[14]
In addition to cottage tourism Päijänne attracts fishing, sailing, canoeing, rowing, paddling, trekking, ice-skating, snow mobile and nature tourists. The National Parks of Päijänne and Leivonmäki alone has tens of thousands of visitors every year.
The Clear and Drinkable Lake Päijänne South Association won a Tourism and Environment award presented by the European Union Commission in 1995.[15]
National Parks
Päijänne National Park (Finnish: Päijänteen kansallispuisto) is a national park in the southern parts of Lake Päijänne. It consists of 50 unbuilt islands and parts of inhabited islands. The national park has been established in 1993 and has an area of 14 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi).[16]
Leivonmäki National Park is situated few kilometres North East from the Northern part of Lake Päijänne. It is one of the youngest national parks in Finland.
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External links
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February 07, 2023
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Lake Paijanne Finnish pronunciation ˈpaei jaenːe is the second largest lake in Finland 1 080 km2 266 874 acres The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo Muuratsalo Onkisalo Judinsalo Edessalo Taivassalo Haukkasalo Vehkasalo Mustassalo Virmailansaari and Salonsaari The largest island is Virmailansaari The word saari means an island Salo once meant a great island nowadays it means a great forest area PaijannePaijanne and PaijatsaloPaijanneCoordinates61 35 N 025 30 E 61 583 N 25 500 E 61 583 25 500 Coordinates 61 35 N 025 30 E 61 583 N 25 500 E 61 583 25 500Primary outflowsKymi RiverBasin countriesFinlandMax length120 km 75 mi Surface area1 070 1 082 89 km2 413 13 418 11 sq mi 1 2 Average depth16 2 18 m 53 59 ft 1 Max depth95 3 m 313 ft 1 Water volume18 1 km3 4 3 cu mi 1 Residence time2 5 yearsSurface elevation78 3 m 257 ft 2 Islands1886 Virmailansaari Salonsaari Judinsalo Onkisalo Paatsalo Muuratsalo Haukkasalo Vuoritsalo Mustassalo Edessalo Taivassalo SettlementsAsikkala Jyvaskyla Korpilahti Kuhmoinen Luhanka Muurame Padasjoki SysmaReferences 2 1 The largest city on the shores of Paijanne is Jyvaskyla in the North The city of Lahti is connected to Paijanne through Lake Vesijarvi and Vaaksy canal An underground aqueduct Paijanne Water Tunnel connects the lake to Vantaa providing the Greater Helsinki area with water The deepest point in any lake in Finland is located in Paijanne 95 3 m or 313 ft The name of Lake Paijanne comes possibly from a Pre Finno Ugric substrate language 3 Contents 1 Transportation 2 Tourism 3 National Parks 4 Cities and towns upon Lake Paijanne 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTransportation Edit Aerial view of frozen Lake Paijanne MS Suometar in the Kalkkinen canal between Paijanne and Kalkkinen Paijanne is a famous boating canoeing and sailing attraction The 119 kilometres 74 mi long lake is connected by canals to Lake Keitele Lake Vesijarvi and to Lake Ruotsalainen Length of the open waterway for ships is 380 kilometres 240 mi Construction of canals connecting Paijanne to the Baltic Sea has been discussed for decades Nevertheless the plan is still to be materialized Until the 1940s Lake Paijanne was a major transportation channel in the Central Finland Numerous ships transported passengers and freight between the villages and cities on the shores of Paijanne Nowadays passenger transportation is rather a tourist attraction on the lakelands than the fastest way connecting the cities and villages One of the most popular passenger transportation routes in summertime is between the cities of Lahti and Jyvaskyla Present day passenger ships on Paijanne Name Built Passengers Length Width Speed Home harbourM S Aino 1922 90 17 20 m 4 10 m 11 knots Lahti 4 M S Elbatar 1984 90 16 08 m 4 78 m 11 knots Padasjoki 5 M S Charlotte PadasjokiM S Happy Days LahtiM S Hilja 1902 60 Jyvaskyla charter ferry 6 M S Jenni Maria II 1970 30 15 30 m 3 80 m 15 knots SysmaM S Katrilli 80 Jyvaskyla charter ferry 7 M S Kymppi 77 Jyvaskyla charter ferry 7 S S Laitiala 1903 130 26 7 m 6 64 m Lahti charter ferry 4 M S Meininki 1970 30 Jyvaskyla charter ferry 8 M S Minni JyvaskylaM S Paijanne 50 20 m 5 m Jyvaskyla charter ferry 9 M S Rhea 43 m 18 2 m Jyvaskyla 10 M S Rosetta Lahti charter ferry 11 M S Ruotsalainen 22 10 m 5 32 m AsikkalaM S Salome 18 90 m 4 35 m Lahti charter ferryM S Suometar 199 Jyvaskyla 7 M S Suomen Neito 199 Jyvaskyla 7 M S Suomen Suvi 1993 199 Jyvaskyla 7 S S Suomi 1906 199 31 60 m 2 13 m Jyvaskyla 7 12 M S Terhi 199 HeinolaM S Tuulikki II 170 Jamsa 13 M S Tuulikki III 80 Jamsa 13 M S Wellamo 1990 190 Lahti 4 Tourism EditThere are 16 000 cottages on the shores of Paijanne Most of the cottages are private owned and have a separate sauna cottage 14 In addition to cottage tourism Paijanne attracts fishing sailing canoeing rowing paddling trekking ice skating snow mobile and nature tourists The National Parks of Paijanne and Leivonmaki alone has tens of thousands of visitors every year The Clear and Drinkable Lake Paijanne South Association won a Tourism and Environment award presented by the European Union Commission in 1995 15 National Parks EditPaijanne National Park Finnish Paijanteen kansallispuisto is a national park in the southern parts of Lake Paijanne It consists of 50 unbuilt islands and parts of inhabited islands The national park has been established in 1993 and has an area of 14 square kilometres 5 4 sq mi 16 Leivonmaki National Park is situated few kilometres North East from the Northern part of Lake Paijanne It is one of the youngest national parks in Finland Cities and towns upon Lake Paijanne EditFrom North to South Jyvaskyla at 62 14 5 N 025 44 5 E 62 2417 N 25 7417 E 62 2417 25 7417 Jyvaskyla Saynatsalo at 62 08 3 N 025 46 9 E 62 1383 N 25 7817 E 62 1383 25 7817 Saynatsalo Muurame at 62 08 N 025 40 5 E 62 133 N 25 6750 E 62 133 25 6750 Muurame Toivakka at 62 06 N 026 05 E 62 100 N 26 083 E 62 100 26 083 Toivakka Korpilahti at 62 01 00 N 025 33 40 E 62 01667 N 25 56111 E 62 01667 25 56111 Korpilahti Jamsa at 61 52 N 025 11 E 61 867 N 25 183 E 61 867 25 183 Jamsa Luhanka at 61 48 N 025 42 E 61 800 N 25 700 E 61 800 25 700 Luhanka Joutsa at 61 44 5 N 026 07 E 61 7417 N 26 117 E 61 7417 26 117 Joutsa Kuhmoinen at 61 34 N 025 11 E 61 567 N 25 183 E 61 567 25 183 Kuhmoinen Sysma at 61 30 N 025 41 E 61 500 N 25 683 E 61 500 25 683 Sysma Padasjoki at 61 21 N 025 16 5 E 61 350 N 25 2750 E 61 350 25 2750 Padasjoki Asikkala at 61 10 20 N 025 32 50 E 61 17222 N 25 54722 E 61 17222 25 54722 Asikkala Gallery Edit Kalkkinen canal Pulkkilanharju and Karisalmi Bridge in Asikkala Vaaksy canal between Paijanne and Lake Vesijarvi View from Hill Satasarvinen in Muuratsalo Jyvaskyla Karkinen bridge in Korpilahti Jyvaskyla during the Paijannepurjehdus sailing competition Tugboat pulling logs in Paijanne in 1930s Paijanne from the Puolakanvuori hill in 1948 Passenger steam ships S S Jyvaskyla S S Suomi S S Taru and S S Tehi in Pihlajakoski harbour Kuhmoinen in 1938 Vaajakoski canal in the Northern end of Lake PaijanneSee also EditPaijanne National ParkReferences Edit a b c d e Seppala Matti 2005 The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia Oxford University Press p 145 ISBN 978 0 19 924590 1 a b c Paijanne Jarviwiki Web Service Finnish Environment Institute Retrieved 2014 03 07 in English Saimaa a b c TIETOA LAIVOISTA Lahden Jarvimatkailu Oy Lahdenjarvimatkailu fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 Sivut ovat siirtyneet Archived from the original on 2009 07 09 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Laivan tilat Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2011 09 27 a b c d e f PAIJANNE RISTEILYT HILDEN OY Laivat Archived from the original on 2011 09 03 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Merimeininki Merimeininki fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 M S Paijanne Mspaijanne fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 Paijanneristeilyt Jyvaskylassa Risteilyt Jyvaskylasta Matkarhea fi Retrieved 28 December 2017 Paijannetta pohjoiseen Risteilyt www paijannettapohjoiseen com Archived from the original on 2 July 2007 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Archived copy www elka fi Archived from the original on 26 June 2002 Retrieved 15 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b Paijannematkat Koskinen Jamsa Paijannematkat com Retrieved 28 December 2017 Koskinen Petri Taytta mokkielamaa Talouselama Retrieved 28 December 2017 Etela Paijanne Juotavan Hyva Etela Paijanne majoitus ohjelmapalvelut ja ravintolat Jarvi Suomessa Loma paijanne fi Archived from the original on 13 February 2013 Retrieved 28 December 2017 PAIJANTEEN KANSALLISPUISTO in Finnish visitpaijanne fi Retrieved 7 April 2020 External links Edit Media related to Paijanne at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Paijanne amp oldid 1108072946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
