The Neitokainen Lake is located in the Kittilä commune in the northwest of Finland. At first glance, his shape, almost identical to the contour of the country, may seem like an unusual accident. In fact, however, intentionally. It was dug in 1991.
Why does Neitokinen look like Finland? The water reservoir is not a coincidence
At the end of the 1980s, Polartrio planned to build a hotel and summer houses in the Lapland region, which was experiencing a tourist boom at the time. Project manager of the village near Kittilä, Esko Sääskilahti, He decided to design the lake to become the focal point of the settlement and had a unique shape of Finland.
In 1991, during the week, with the help of two excavators, a tank was dug up 116 meters long and one meter deep. He reproduces Finland on a scale of 1:10,000, which makes him an extraordinary tourist attraction that attracts many tourists.
How many lakes are there in Finland? They are an integral part of the landscape
Finland, also known as “Land of a thousand lakes”, actually has them 187 thousand. This accounts for about 10 percent. country surface. Their creation is the effect of glaciation from thousands of years ago. The retreating glaciers left the cavities, which was filled with water. Although the glaciers are no longer there, their influence on Finland’s landscape is still visible today, and the lakes are still evolving under the influence of erosion and hydrological changes.
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Source: Gazeta
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