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.Saarten ja vetten maa There are 549 permanently inhabited islands in Finland with no road connection to the mainland.Ilman kiinteää tieyhteyttä olevat pysyvästi asutut saaret Many other islands are used nearly permanently for recreational purposes.
Largest islands by the sea
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 Oxkangar 46 Lillandet 38 Stortervolandet 37 Larsmo 37 Kaurissalo 36
Largest islands in lakes
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
List of islands in the Baltic Sea List of islands Archipelago Sea
References