What is Päijänne?
[[File:Päijänne.png|thumb|Location]] [[File:Päijänne 1948.jpg|thumb|Päijänne 1948]] [[File:Kelvenne.jpg|thumb|Kelvenne islands beach]] '''Päijänne''' is the second largest lake in [[Finland]]. It is between the regions of [[Central Finland]] and [[Päijänne Tavastia]]. It covers {{convert|1100|km}}. Päijänne flows into the [[Gulf of Finland]] through the [[river]] [[Kymijoki]]. The quality of the water is good. It improves south of [[Jämsä]]. Päijänne is next to the municipalities of [[Kuhmoinen]], [[Jämsä]], [[Joutsa]], [[Luhanka]], [[Muurame]], [[Toivakka]] and [[Jyväskylä]] in Central Finland, and [[Padasjoki]], [[Asikkala]] and [[Sysmä]] in Päijänne Tavastia. ==Islands== The lake has 1,886 islands.<ref>Päijänne - Suomalainen suurjärvi {{ISBN|9519778926}} page 11</ref> Some of the largest islands are Virmailansaari, Salonsaari, Judinsalo, Onkisalo, Paatsalo, Muuratsalo, Haukkasalo and Vuoritsalo. ==National Park== In the southern part of Päijänne is [[Päijänne National Park]]. This was established in 1993. The park covers about 50 [[island]]s. The park is next to the municipalities of Padasjoki, Asikkala and Sysmä. It covers Kelvenne island, which is 8&nbsp;km long and 50-800&nbsp;meters wide. The [[bay]]s in the national park are popular places for boating. ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Päijänne}} * [http://www.luontoon.fi/Retkikohteet/kansallispuistot/paijanne/Sivut/Default.aspx Päijänne National Park page, ''Finnish''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314005432/http://www.luontoon.fi/retkikohteet/kansallispuistot/paijanne/Sivut/Default.aspx |date=2014-03-14 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paijanne}} [[Category:Lakes of Finland]]