Northern Savo

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Northern Savo

• The nature and the map

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Nature - forests

• Northern Savo is located in the northern boreal
  forest belt.
• Approximately 83 of its area is covered by
  forest.
• A large proportion of the forest is commercial
  forest owned by private inviduals, municipalities
  and forestry companies.
• The forests also provide plenty of berries and
  mushrooms that everyone can utilise.

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Nature - lakes

• Approximately 17 of the area of Northern Savo
  consists of water, there are about 3.700 lakes
  bigger than one hectare, and the total length of
  the shorelines is 16,000 km.
• Northern Savo belongs to the Finnish Lakeland,
  the largest lake area in Europe.
• The pure Nature of the Finnish Lake District
  attracts tourists.

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• The waterways in Northern Savo are headland
  waters usually shallow, small in size, with low
  nutrient levels and plenty of fish.
• Water quality is good in 75 of the regions
  lakes.
• The water in most lakes and rivers in Northern
  Savo is completely drinkable, but just in case,
  it is good to boil it before drinking.
• The waters are suitable for swimming too.
• There are few cyanobacteria, and there are no
  dangerous animals or insects in the water.
• The leech, i.e. the medicinal leech, no longer
  exists in Finland, and the horse leech will only
  try to bite if you put your finger in its mouth!

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Summer and winter in Northern Savo

• Summer
• Summers are usually pleasantly warm and its
  hardly ever too hot.
• The water in the lakes usually reaches about 20C
  in June.
• Sub-zero temperatures are common at least at
  night from September to May.
• Winter
• Temperatures of 30 degrees Centigrade below zero
  are not unknown in January-February.

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The map