Largest lakes & reservoirs in Finland by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 8 articles we have published for Finland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Finland > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Finland, only the 8 Finland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Lake Saimaa, Finland (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
8,500 mi | Also known as Saimaa Lake, Saimaa Lake District, Saimaa Lake Saimaa, in Finland’s Lakeland Region, is a lake you could spend a lifetime exploring! Nearly 1700 square miles of water and over 13,500 islands m … |
Lake Inari, Finland (Finland, Lapland Region, Finland) |
1,724 mi | Also known as Lake Inarijarvi Lake Inari, in the Lapland area of northern Finland, is a hot fishing destination. Also called Lake Inarijarvi, the huge lake near the northern tip of … |
Lake Keitele, Finland (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
905 mi | Lake Keitele spans an impressive 122,000 acres in Central Finland’s Lakeland District. The lake is connected to Lake Paijanne (271,800 acres) via the … |
Lake Paijanna (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
708 mi | Lake Paijanne is the second largest lake in Finland and probably the most popular with holiday makers. Located only a couple of hours from Helsinki, L … |
Lake Oulujarvi, Finland (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
634 mi | Also known as The Kainuu Sea Lake Oulujarvi, located in the Kajaani region of Finland’s Lakeland District, is the perfect holiday destination all year round. Called the ‘Kainuu Se … |
Lake Pielinen, Finland (Finland, Lakeland Region, Finland) |
379 mi | Lake Pielinen, in Finland’s Lakeland District, is a well-known vacation getaway to native Finns. The huge lake is dotted with islands, one of which is … |
Lake Lappajarvi, Finland (Finland, Western & Inner Finland Region) |
45 mi | Lake Lappajarvi is different from most other lakes in Finland. The depression the lake lies in is actually a meteorite crater! An estimated 73 million … |