A for archipelagos

Finland is also exceptionally rich in islands. Our Baltic coasts are dotted with islands, and our lakes have many inland islands. The Turku Archipelago in SW Finland is one of the finest anywhere in the world.

The largest sea island is Åland (685 km2) and in the heart of Finnish Lakeland Soisalo (1,638 km2) is the world’s second largest inland island.

Every single municipality in Finland has at least one lake, and most also have islands. Altogether Finland has around 76,000 islands larger than half a hectare.