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Saimaa

the largest lake in Finland and the fourth largest lake in Europe
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Summary

Saimaa is a lake[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Savo[2], South Savo[3], South Karelia[4], North Karelia[5]
  • Country: Finland[6]
  • Inflows: Pielisjoki[7]
  • Outflows: Vuoksa[8]
  • Basin country: Finland[9]
  • Has part(s): Proper Saimaa[10], Pihlajavesi[11], Puruvesi[12], Haukivesi[13], Lake Orivesi[14], Pyhäselkä[15], Enonvesi[16], Pyyvesi[17], Ukonvesi[18]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[21]
  • Native label: Saimaa[22]
  • Elevation above sea level: 75.7 m[23]
  • Area: 4400 km²[24]
  • Width: 75 km[25]
  • Watershed area: 69,500 km²[26]
  • Volume as quantity: 36 cubic kilometre[27]
  • Perimeter: 14,850 km[28]
  • Vertical depth: 82 m[29]
  • Drainage basin: Vuoksi basin[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]

Related Entities

Finland Lappeenranta Mikkeli

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . geo.stat.fi. geo.stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ~2026-44856-68 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → the largest lake in Finland and the fourth largest lake in Europe
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 61°15'0.000"N, 28°15'0.000"E"
  2. 18w ago · ~2026-19930-08 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → the largest lake in Finland and the fourth largest lake in Europe
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  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10
    Volume as quantity → {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+36'}
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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 61.25, 'lon': 28.25}
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