Within Finland's borders there are 789 islands of over 1 km2 area. Most of these are inhabited, and have road connection to the mainland. There are altogether 75,818 islands that have over 0.5 km2 area in Finland and with all the smaller isles, the total number of islands in Finland is 178,947.[1] There are 549 permanently inhabited islands in Finland with no road connection to the mainland.[2] Many other islands are used nearly permanently for recreational purposes.
Largest islands by the sea
edit| Island | Area (km2) |
|---|---|
| Fasta Åland | 685 |
| Kimitoön | 524 |
| Hailuoto | 195 |
| Replot | 160 |
| Otava | 105 |
| Lemland | 92 |
| Eckerö | 91 |
| Öja | 90 |
| Storlandet | 72 |
| Ålön | 70 |
| Kyrklandet | 64 |
| Kivimaa | 57 |
| Pyhämaa | 53 |
| Vessölandet | 52 |
| Kirjalansaari | 49 |
| Oxkungar | 46 |
| Lillandet | 38 |
| Stortervolandet | 37 |
| Larsmo | 37 |
| Kaurissalo | 36 |
Largest islands in lakes
edit| Island | Area (km2) |
|---|---|
| Soisalo | 1,638 |
| Sääminginsalo | 1,069 |
| Hurissalo | 174 |
| Partalansaari | 170 |
| Viljakansaari | 115 |
| Manamansalo | 76 |
| Äitsaari | 74 |
| Moinniemensaari | 53 |
| Oravisalo | 49 |
| Kirkkosaari | 47 |
| Väisälänsaari | 35 |
| Virmaila | 35 |
| Kuivainen | 33 |
| Pyylinsaari | 28 |
| Varpasalo | 27 |
| Paalasmaa | 27 |
| Salosaari | 26 |
| Judinsalo | 25 |
| Lintusalo | 25 |
| Kyläniemi | 23 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Saarten ja vetten maa (in Finnish)
- ^ Ilman kiinteää tieyhteyttä olevat pysyvästi asutut saaret (in Finnish)