Saimaa

largest lake in Finland and the fourth largest in Europe
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q192770
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Saimaa

Summary

Saimaa is a lake[1]. Saimaa ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saimaa is located in North Savo[3].
  • Saimaa is located in South Savo[4].
  • Saimaa is located in South Karelia[5].
  • Saimaa is located in North Karelia[6].
  • Saimaa is in the country of Finland[7].
  • Saimaa's instance of is recorded as lake[8].
  • Saimaa's inflows is recorded as Pielisjoki[9].
  • Saimaa's outflows is recorded as Vuoksa[10].
  • Saimaa's basin country is recorded as Finland[11].
  • Saimaa's Commons category is recorded as Saimaa[12].
  • Saimaa comprises Proper Saimaa[13].
  • Saimaa comprises Pihlajavesi[14].
  • Saimaa comprises Puruvesi[15].
  • Saimaa comprises Haukivesi[16].
  • Saimaa comprises Lake Orivesi[17].
  • Saimaa comprises Pyhäselkä[18].
  • Saimaa comprises Enonvesi[19].
  • Saimaa comprises Pyyvesi[20].
  • Saimaa comprises Ukonvesi[21].
  • Saimaa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.25, 'lon': 28.25}[22].
  • Saimaa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saimaa[23].
  • Saimaa's Commons gallery is recorded as Saimaa[24].
  • Saimaa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Saimaa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Saimaa's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[27].

Body

Geography

Saimaa is in the country of Finland[7]. Located in include North Savo[3], a region of Finland[28], in Finland[29]; South Savo[4], a region of Finland[30], in Finland[31], founded in 1994[32]; South Karelia[5], a region of Finland[33], in Finland[34], founded in 1994[35]; and North Karelia[6], a region of Finland[36], in Finland[37], founded in 1994[38].

Physical Characteristics

Saimaa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4400'}[39]. Saimaa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75.7'}[40].

Designation and Status

Saimaa's instance of is recorded as lake[8].

Why It Matters

Saimaa ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2] Saimaa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Saimaa is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . geo.stat.fi. geo.stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d 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'}
    Image purged license
    Coordinate location {'lat': 61.25, 'lon': 28.25}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 94391, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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