Pääjärvi is a medium-sized lake of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It belongs to the

Kymijoki The Kymi (, ) is a river in Finland. It begins at Lake Päijänne, flows through the provinces of Päijänne Tavastia, Uusimaa and Kymenlaakso, and discharges into the Gulf of Finland. The river passes the towns of Heinola and Kouvola. The to ...

main catchment area. It is located in

Karstula Karstula is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the Central Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population ...

in the region of

Keski-Suomi Central Finland (; ) is a region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. The city of Jyväskylä is the regional centre and ...

. All named islands inside are Kirkkosaari, Vuohisaari, Unikonsaari, Niittysaari, Karjasaari, Hermanninsaari, Sikosaari, Korpisaari, Kivikonsaari, Parkinluoto, Kertosaari, Ellunsaari, Tuomaansaari, Taikinasaari, Nuttura and Männikkösaari. The north part of the lake belongs to the

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environment protection program (number FI0900141).Ruokolahti ja Laikanlahti
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References

Landforms of Central Finland Lakes of Karstula {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

See also

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