Suomalainen järvi [antikvár]

The lakes of Finland are a national treasure bestowed by Nature. They are a unique embellishment to our forest scenery. They supply water for both humán and industrial consumption and are a means of transportation. Their recreational potential is great: holiday-making, fishing, boating and touring. And touring the lakes is a very good way of seeing Finland: as many as 200,000 tourists visit Finland's laké districts annually. Finland has between 55,000 and 75,000 " lakes. Few people would hazard a precise figure. The inland waterways cover 31,600 square kilometres. The laké and island shores stretch for more than 300,000 kilometres. In fact, 9.4 per cent of Finland is lake. The Finnish lakes are shallow, seven metres deep on average. Europe's biggest lake, Ladoga, could take all the water from our lakes and still be half empty. Our lakes are young and silt up slowly: they have a long life ahead. But they will live only on condition that Man does not spoil them. So far, about three per cent of Finland's lake area is badly polluted. The Finnish lake is different, its countenance that of the country itself. There's nothing like the Finnish lake district anywhere else in the world.