Within Finland's borders there are 789 islands of over 1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area. Most of these are inhabited, and have road connection to the mainland. There are altogether 75,818 islands that have over 0.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area in Finland and with all the smaller isles, the total number of islands in Finland is 178,947. There are 549 permanently inhabited islands in Finland with no road connection to the mainland. Many other islands are used nearly permanently for recreational purposes.

Largest islands by the sea

thumb|[[Åland islands and Archipelago Sea]]

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! Island !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

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| Fasta Åland || 685

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| Kimitoön || 524

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| Hailuoto || 195

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| Replot || 160

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| Otava || 105

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| Lemland || 92

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| Eckerö || 91

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| Öja || 90

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| Storlandet || 72

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| Ålön || 70

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| Kyrklandet || 64

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| Kivimaa || 57

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| Pyhämaa || 53

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| Vessölandet|| 52

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| Kirjalansaari || 49

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| Oxkangar || 46

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| Lillandet || 38

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| Stortervolandet || 37

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| Larsmo || 37

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| Kaurissalo || 36

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Largest islands in lakes

thumb|Soisalo and Sääminginsalo

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! Island !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

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| Soisalo || 1,638

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| Sääminginsalo || 1,069

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| Hurissalo || 174

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| Partalansaari || 170

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| Viljakansaari || 115

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| Manamansalo || 76

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| Äitsaari || 74

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| Moinniemensaari || 53

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| Oravisalo || 49

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| Kirkkosaari || 47

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| Väisälänsaari || 35

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| Virmaila || 35

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| Kuivainen || 33

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| Pyylinsaari || 28

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| Varpasalo || 27

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| Paalasmaa || 27

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| Salosaari || 26

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| Judinsalo || 25

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| Lintusalo || 25

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| Kyläniemi || 23

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See also

  • List of islands in the Baltic Sea
  • List of islands
  • Archipelago Sea

References