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Lake Päijänne

Located in Finland Coordinates: 61°35′00″ N 25°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Päijänne Lake Päijänne
Location in Finland
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sysmä
13 km SE
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport91 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport103 km

About Lake Päijänne

Lake Päijänne is a lake. Location: Finland. Elevation: 74 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth
95 m
Length
119 km
Area
1,083 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Päijänne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
August (83 mm)
Driest month
February (28 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lake Päijänne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-5°1°6°14°19°21°19°13°7°2°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-12°-7°-2°4°10°12°11°7°3°-3°-7°
Precipitation (mm)392833323252798358585345

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake Päijänne

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 91 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (103 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 243 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 91 kmnorth
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 103 kmwest
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 144 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 243 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 367 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lake Päijänne

Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 5 natural sites, 67 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Haukkasalo Island 24 kmS
  • Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Natural site 24 kmS
  • Haukkasalo Island 15 kmN

25–60 km24 places

  • Rutajärvi Lake 51 kmNE
  • Kuorevesi Lake 59 kmNW
  • Vesijako Lake 35 kmSW
  • Vehkajärvi Lake 35 kmW

60–100 km49 places

  • Kuusvesi Lake 98 kmN
  • Leppävesi Lake 82 kmN
  • Kuuhankavesi Lake 99 kmNE
  • Karikkoselkä Lake 72 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sysmä Village, Sysmä
    13 km SE
  • Sysmä Municipality, Lahti
    16 km SE
  • Kuhmoinen Village, Kuhmoinen
    17 km W
  • Kuhmoinen Municipality, Tampere
    20 km W
  • Hartola Municipality, Lahti
    30 km E
  • Luhanka Municipality, Joutsa
    25 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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