Talk:Soisalo

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"Soisaolo, although being surrounded by water, is not a real island because the lakes are not on the same level."

Eh? How can this be so? --MacRusgail (talk) 20:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

There does seem to be some confusion here. The lakes must be joined by rivers though, which would make it a river/lake island. 86.21.227.237 (talk) 20:58, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

So why is it not an island then? If it's surrounded by water, flowing or otherwise, it's an island.--MacRusgail (talk) 15:43, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Clarifications can be found in this Finnish language article, where it is said that:

• "Yleensä katsotaan, että varsinaisen saaren joka puolella pitäisi olla vedenpinta samalla tasolla, sanoo kuopiolainen geologi ja tietokirjailija Aimo Kejonen. Soisaloa reunustaa pohjoisessa Kallavesi, jonka vedenpinta on kuusi metriä eteläistä Haukivettä ylempänä. Seurauksena on, että Soisalon erottaa mantereesta parissa kohtaa vuolas koski." (It is usually considered that the waters surrounding a true island should be at the same level, says geologist and non-fiction author Aimo Kejonen from Kuopio. In the north Soisalo is bordered by Kallavesi with a water level six metres higher than Haukivesi in the south. Consequently Soisalo is separated from the mainland by rapids in few points.)
• "Myös Suomen toiseksi suurin saari löytyy nykyisin Savosta, sillä Sääminginsalo Etelä-Savossa tunnustettiin kymmenisen vuotta sitten saareksi. Myös sen aitoutta on epäilty, koska Sääminginsalon erottaa Kerimäellä mantereesta rakennettu kanava. Ainakaan Kejonen ei epäile Sääminginsalon kelpoisuutta saareksi, sillä kanavan paikalla on tiettävästi jo ammoin ollut veneellä kuljettava vesitie. Sääminginsalon ympärillä vedenpintakin on samassa tasossa." (Finland's second largest island can also be found in Savonia, as Sääminginsalo of Southern Savonia was recognized as an island about a decade ago. Its genuity has also been called into question, as Sääminginsalo is separated from the mainland by an artificial channel in Kerimäki. At least Kejonen himself does not question the validity of Sääminginsalo as an island, as there has been a waterway navigable by boat in place of the channel since time immemorial. Even the waters surrounding Sääminginsalo are at the same level.)
• "Jos saarta ympäröivän veden korkeudella ei ole väliä, Suomen suurimmaksi saareksi on Aimo Kejosen mukaan tarjolla valtava alue. Siihen kuuluu puolet Etelä-Suomesta, sillä Kokemäenjoen ja Kymijoen vesistöjen latvat alkavat Padasjoella samasta järvestä." (If the water levels surrounding an island don't matter, there is an immense area for a candidate for the largest island of Finland. It includes half of Southern Finland, for the sources of both Kokemäenjoki and Kymi River are at the same lake in Padasjoki.)

--Anshelm '77 (talk) 16:15, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, the actual largest island in Finland is the main island of [[Ahvenanmaa] (Åland in Swedish). 85.76.46.36 (talk) 04:18, 9 July 2020 (UTC)