Roine (Finland) Explained

Roine
Pushpin Map:Finland
Location:Kangasala, Pälkäne
Coords:61.4°N 27°W
Lake Type:Natural
Catchment:Kokemäenjoki
Basin Countries:Finland
Area:54.587km2
Depth:7.36m (24.15feet)
Max-Depth:38.4m (126feet)
Volume:0.402km3
Shore:195.21km (121.3miles)
Elevation:84.2m (276.2feet)
Frozen:December–April
Islands:Raronsalo, Vänninsalo, Papinsaari
Cities:Kangasala

Roine is a medium-sized lake in Finland. The lake is located in the Pirkanmaa region, mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Pälkäne.[1]

The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi. This chain of lakes drains into Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski and from southeast another chain of lakes, consisting of the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi, Vesijako, Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä joins into it. In Finnish the former chain of lakes is called Längelmäveden reitti and the latter Hauhon reitti as it runs through the former municipality of Hauho.

In Finnish culture Längelmävesi and Roine are well known as they are mentioned in the famous poem "En sommardag i Kangasala" (Finnish: [[Kesäpäivä Kangasalla]]) by Zachris Topelius and have thus become part of Finnish national landscape imagery.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.jarviwiki.fi/w/index.php?title=Roine_%28yhd.%29&setlang=en Roine in the Jarviwiki Web Service