
Soisalo () is an area in central Finland, south of
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
. It is commonly regarded as the largest
island of Finland. Whilst it is an area of land surrounded by water (the lakes
Kallavesi,
Unnukka,
Suvasvesi and
Kermajärvi), as the lakes are narrow in places they are more like rivers, there is an argument that it is not a true island.
References
Lake islands of Finland
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