Höytiäinen

Höytiäinen is a lake in Finland. Due to a mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was reduced by around one third of its size. It flows through a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called , into in the province of Northern Karelia.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in North Karelia, Finland
  • Also known as: Hoytiainen

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kontioniemi and Kontiolahti.

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 7 km southeast of Höytiäinen.

is a municipality in . It is located in the region, about 20 kilometres north of . The municipality has a population of 15,092 and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres of which 230.1 km2 is water.

Höytiäinen

Latitude
62.7768° or 62° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
29.70747° or 29° 42′ 27″ east
Elevation
72 metres (236 feet)
Open location code
9GJFQPG4+PX
Geo­Names ID
657265
Wiki­data ID
Q890266
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Höytiäinen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Höytiäinen
  • Chinese: 赫于蒂艾宁湖
  • Czech: Höytiäinen
  • Dutch: Höytiäinen
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره هويتياينين
  • Esperanto: Höytiäinen
  • Finnish: Höytiäinen
  • French: Höytiäinen
  • German: Höytiäinen
  • Irish: Höytiäinen
  • Kotava: Höytiäinen uzda
  • Polish: Höytiäinen
  • Russian: Хёутияйнен
  • Russian: Хёютияйнен
  • Slovak: Höytiäinen
  • Spanish: Höytiäinen
  • Swedish: Höytiäinen

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kivelä and Katti.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Matala and Surmaluoto.

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