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Lake swimming in Finland: 2025 water quality Finland reported 211 lake bathing waters for the 2025 season. 95.7% were classified Excellent — 11.2 points above the 84.5% for all 304 bathing waters in the country — and 0 were Poor. 162 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025. Among the 19 countries with at least 30 lake bathing waters, Finland ranks 2 by Excellent share.
Annual, not live: the 2025 class summarises several seasons of sampling. It does not show today’s pollution, algae or bans.
Where to check today's status in Finland
Permit and Supervision Agency (LVV) and municipal health-protection authorities Official bathing season: 15 June – 31 August (25 June – 15 August in Lapland, Kuusamo and Taivalkoski). Per-beach results are published by municipalities and on beach notice boards; most Finnish bathing waters are lakes.
Annual EEA classes on this site do not show temporary bans, short-term pollution or algae alerts. Those are published by the competent authority. National information last checked 2026-11-01.
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USMINJARVI: Excellent (2025) AURLAHTI: Excellent (2025) KALLIOJARVI: Excellent (2025) KOKONNIEMEN MAAUIMALA: Excellent (2025) STORSVIK: Excellent (2025) OINILA: Excellent (2025) LEMPOISTEN UIMALA: Excellent (2025) RAUHANIEMI: Excellent (2025) TAHMELA: Excellent (2025) APIA: Excellent (2025) KAYRALAMPI: Excellent (2025) HEIKINPOHJA: Excellent (2025) LEPPAVIRRAN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) VIEREVANNIEMI: Excellent (2025) KUORINKA: Excellent (2025) KOHNIO: Excellent (2025) SALAISJARVI: Excellent (2025) KALAJARVEN VIRKISTYSALUE: Excellent (2025) KALLIOMONTTU: Excellent (2025) PAPINJARVI: Excellent (2025) HIETAMAA: Excellent (2025) TAKAJARVI: Excellent (2025) JYSKA: Excellent (2025) ISONKIVEN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) TAKAJARVI: Excellent (2025) SVEDJA: Excellent (2025) PIILJARVI: Excellent (2025) HAUHONSELKA PAPPILANARO: Excellent (2025) AHVENISTONJARVI: Excellent (2025) ALAJARVI TERVANIEMI: Excellent (2025) LUOPIOISTEN KIRKONKYLA: Excellent (2025) PYYNIKKI: Excellent (2025) SUOMENSAARI: Excellent (2025) ORIJARVI: Excellent (2025) KOULUKATU: Excellent (2025) MATKAILUKESKUS RAUHALAHTI: Excellent (2025) LINNUNLAHTI: Excellent (2025) ONKILAMPI: Excellent (2025) HYVARILA: Excellent (2025) SARKIJARVI: Excellent (2025) UIMALA KUHMOINEN: Excellent (2025) LOSSINRANTA: Excellent (2025) TANELINLAMPI: Excellent (2025) KYRKOSJARVI: Excellent (2025) KARPERO: Excellent (2025) VIINAVUORI: Excellent (2025) KUORTANEEN KIRKKORANTA: Excellent (2025) KALLIOJARVI: Excellent (2025) ANKKURIN RANTAPUISTO: Excellent (2025) TAMPAJA HAAPAJARVI: Excellent (2025) LIESSAARI: Excellent (2025) TIIRA VALKJARVI: Excellent (2025) HAKLI: Excellent (2025) OTALAMPI: Excellent (2025) VARIKKAA: Excellent (2025) MARYNUMMI: Excellent (2025) LINIKKALAN LAMMI: Excellent (2025) ALASJARVI: Excellent (2025) HERVANTAJARVI: Excellent (2025) SATAMA: Excellent (2025) PORORANTA: Excellent (2025) RAIKKA: Excellent (2025) SIIVIKKALA: Excellent (2025) PUNKAHARJUN KESKUSTAN UIMALA: Excellent (2025) KAATRON UIMALA: Excellent (2025) NIITTYLAHTI: Excellent (2025) VALKEALAMPI: Excellent (2025) AITTOLAMPI: Excellent (2025) PALTANIEMI: Excellent (2025) HIUKKA: Excellent (2025) KANGASJARVI: Excellent (2025) EMOLAHTI: Excellent (2025) VETOKANNAS: Excellent (2025) HIETASEN RANTA: Excellent (2025) LAHDESJARVI: Excellent (2025) SAARIJARVI: Excellent (2025) KOIVUSAAREN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) HUUTJARVEN POHJOINEN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) HELILAMPI: Excellent (2025) OITTAA: Excellent (2025) PALONIEMI: Excellent (2025) PILVIJARVI: Excellent (2025) URHEILUPUISTO TUUSULA: Excellent (2025) VANAJAVESI HERNIAINEN: Excellent (2025) TOIVOLANSAARI: Excellent (2025) KUUSELA: Excellent (2025) MERRASJARVI: Excellent (2025) MYTAJAINEN: Excellent (2025) TAMPSAN MONTTU: Excellent (2025) HIEKANPAA: Excellent (2025) KAUPUNGIN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) NIUVA: Excellent (2025) PYHAJARVEN UIMARANTA: Excellent (2025) LAMMINJARVI: Excellent (2025) LASITEHDAS: Excellent (2025) MYLLYLAMPI: Excellent (2025) SALKOLANJARVI: Excellent (2025) JARVENKYLA: Excellent (2025) TOIVOLANSAAREN LEIRINTAALUE: Excellent (2025) LIUTTU: Excellent (2025) PAKANRANTA: Excellent (2025) KAUKAJARVI UIMALA: Excellent (2025) PELTOLAMMI: Excellent (2025) KALETTOMANLAHTI: Excellent (2025) ARO: Excellent (2025) MUKKULAN KARTANONPUISTO: Excellent (2025) KERMANRANTA: Excellent (2025) KOLPPA: Excellent (2025) SATAMA: Excellent (2025) SIILINLAHDEN RANTAUIMALA: Excellent (2025) KOMMILA: Excellent (2025) HONKALAHTI: Excellent (2025) VEHKALAHTI: Excellent (2025) LOKKISAARI: Excellent (2025) VARPAINEN: Excellent (2025) MEKKORANTA: Excellent (2025) SATAMA: Excellent (2025) JATKANPUISTO: Excellent (2025) RANTAKYLA: Excellent (2025) TERVANOKKA TUUSULANJARVI: Excellent (2025) ORMAJARVI SANKOLAN RANTA: Excellent (2025) KERAVANJARVI: Excellent (2025) HIEKKAHELMI: Excellent (2025) AANEJARVI: Excellent (2025) KIRJASLAMMEN UIMALA: Excellent (2025) HARJANVATSA: Excellent (2025) NAARJARVI: Excellent (2025) LEHMIJARVI: Excellent (2025) TOHLOPPI UUSI RANTA: Excellent (2025) KALMARI: Excellent (2025) KYLPYLA: Excellent (2025) MESSILA: Excellent (2025) VAHA-TIILIJARVI: Excellent (2025) HERRASMANNI: Excellent (2025) LIKOLAMPI: Excellent (2025) UKONLINNA: Excellent (2025) TAHINLAMPI: Excellent (2025) KIRVESLAHTI: Excellent (2025) VAINOLANNIEMI: Excellent (2025) HAIJANVIRTA: Excellent (2025) RUOKKEEN LOMAKYLA: Excellent (2025) SARKISELKA: Excellent (2025) SAHANRANTA: Excellent (2025) SAAKSJARVI: Excellent (2025) TIKKA: Excellent (2025) TUOMIOJARVI: Excellent (2025) KIRRI: Excellent (2025) SUOJARVI: Excellent (2025) KYLPYLASAARI: Excellent (2025) SAARI HUNTTIJARVI: Excellent (2025) SARKKIEN UIMARANTA LAPPALANJARVI: Excellent (2025) KURIKANVAINIO: Excellent (2025) KAUKAJARVI RIIHINIEMI: Excellent (2025) PAPPILA: Excellent (2025) OLLILA: Excellent (2025) KONNANMONTTU TIILILAMPI: Excellent (2025) LAAKSOLAHTI: Excellent (2025) PUUJARVI: Excellent (2025) STORTRASK EVITSKOG: Excellent (2025) SYVAJARVI: Excellent (2025) SAAKSI SAAKSJARVI: Excellent (2025) NUMMIJARVI: Excellent (2025) NUMMIJARVI: Excellent (2025) PITKAJARVEN HIEKKARANTA: Excellent (2025) LAPPI: Excellent (2025) VESANIEMI: Excellent (2025) HONKANIEMI: Excellent (2025) AAVARANTA: Excellent (2025) TIMITRANNIEMI: Excellent (2025) TOIVAKKA KIRKONKYLA: Excellent (2025) PITKAMO: Excellent (2025) KELANRANTA: Excellent (2025) VALKIAISJARVI: Excellent (2025) POYLIOJARVI: Excellent (2025) TAASJARVI: Excellent (2025) MELLILAN JARVI: Excellent (2025) VENNAN UIMARANTA HAUKKAJARVI: Excellent (2025) LUUKINJARVI: Excellent (2025) KUUSIJARVI: Excellent (2025) HASSELHOLMEN: Excellent (2025) RUSUTJARVI: Excellent (2025) BERGSTROMIN LAMPI: Excellent (2025) AULANGONJARVI KIHTERSUO: Excellent (2025) VANAJAVESI UIMAHALLIN RANTA: Excellent (2025) KENNONNOKKA: Excellent (2025) TESOMAJARVI RISTIMAKI: Excellent (2025) KUOTAA: Excellent (2025) HUUTJARVI YLEINEN: Excellent (2025) MYLLYSAARI: Excellent (2025) PITKAJARVI: Excellent (2025) REIJOLA: Excellent (2025) LOHIKOSKI: Excellent (2025) MYLLYLAMPI: Excellent (2025) PETAJAVESI: Excellent (2025) NUMMIJARVI: Excellent (2025) LAAJALAHTI: Excellent (2025) LAMSANJARVI: Excellent (2025) SAAREN KANSANPUISTO KUIVAJARVI: Excellent (2025) SAAREN KANSANPUISTO SUUJARVI: Excellent (2025) ELIANDER: Excellent (2025) JOUTSA KIRKONKYLA: Excellent (2025) JAALIN MONTTU: Excellent (2025) TERVAJARVI: Not classified (2025) MYLLYJARVEN UIMARANTA ETELA: Not classified (2025) SUOLIJARVI: Not classified (2025) MOISION UIMARANTA: Not classified (2025) MOYSA: Good (2025) PANKALAMPI: Good (2025) JOENSUUN TILA: Good (2025) HAVERI: Good (2025) SAMMONLAHTI: Sufficient (2025) Helsinki-Uusimaa Pirkanmaa Pohjois-Karjala Keski-Suomi Päijät-Häme Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Etelä-Savo Lapland Pohjanmaa How to read this map: Each dot is one official bathing water, coloured by its 2025 rating; select a dot to open that site. Coloured areas are the regions; region names link to their pages. Sea and large lakes are blue, neighbouring countries grey. Positions: official EEA coordinates. Boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024, generalised (© EuroGeographics); lakes: Natural Earth. Outlines are simplified, so a few shoreline dots can sit just offshore. How lake bathing waters in Finland rated since 2015 Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
Season Classified Excellent Excellent share Poor 2025 207 202 97.6% 0 2024 204 199 97.5% 0 2023 205 198 96.6% 1 2022 205 198 96.6% 3 2021 205 198 96.6% 2 2020 204 196 96.1% 1 2019 199 194 97.5% 1 2018 195 187 95.9% 1 2017 193 184 95.3% 0 2016 194 184 94.8% 0 2015 193 183 94.8% 1
Most consistent Excellent lakes 162 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 60 are shown.
AAVARANTA 11 seasons AHVENISTONJARVI 11 seasons AITTOLAMPI 11 seasons ALASJARVI 11 seasons APIA 11 seasons ARO 11 seasons AULANGONJARVI KIHTERSUO 11 seasons BERGSTROMIN LAMPI 11 seasons ELIANDER 11 seasons HAIJANVIRTA 11 seasons HAKLI 11 seasons HARJANVATSA 11 seasons HASSELHOLMEN 11 seasons HEIKINPOHJA 11 seasons HERVANTAJARVI 11 seasons HIEKANPAA 11 seasons HIEKKAHELMI 11 seasons HIETASEN RANTA 11 seasons HIUKKA 11 seasons HONKALAHTI 11 seasons HONKANIEMI 11 seasons HUUTJARVI YLEINEN 11 seasons HYVARILA 11 seasons JARVENKYLA 11 seasons JATKANPUISTO 11 seasons JYSKA 11 seasons KAATRON UIMALA 11 seasons KALAJARVEN VIRKISTYSALUE 11 seasons KALETTOMANLAHTI 11 seasons KALLIOJARVI 11 seasons KALLIOJARVI 11 seasons KALLIOMONTTU 11 seasons KANGASJARVI 11 seasons KARPERO 11 seasons KAUKAJARVI RIIHINIEMI 11 seasons KAUKAJARVI UIMALA 11 seasons KAUPUNGIN UIMARANTA 11 seasons KAYRALAMPI 11 seasons KENNONNOKKA 11 seasons KERAVANJARVI 11 seasons KERMANRANTA 11 seasons KIRRI 11 seasons KOHNIO 11 seasons KOKONNIEMEN MAAUIMALA 11 seasons KOLPPA 11 seasons KOMMILA 11 seasons KOULUKATU 11 seasons KUORINKA 11 seasons KUORTANEEN KIRKKORANTA 11 seasons KUOTAA 11 seasons KURIKANVAINIO 11 seasons KUUSELA 11 seasons KUUSIJARVI 11 seasons KYLPYLA 11 seasons KYLPYLASAARI 11 seasons LAAKSOLAHTI 11 seasons LAHDESJARVI 11 seasons LAMMINJARVI 11 seasons LAPPI 11 seasons LASITEHDAS 11 seasons Lakes rated Poor in 2025 None of the 211 lake bathing waters in Finland was classified Poor in 2025.
Changes from 2024 to 2025 Lake bathing waters by region Regions with at least three lake bathing waters; counts include only this water type.
Near which major cities? Sites within 60 km (straight line) of a major city covered by our city guides:
Helsinki 36 lake bathing waters within 60 km Lakes compared across Europe Countries with at least 30 lake bathing waters. Networks differ in size and in how sites are designated, so this is a descriptive comparison, not a safety ranking.
Quick answers How many lake bathing waters in Finland are rated Excellent? 202 of 211 (95.7%) in the 2025 EEA classification. Which lakes in Finland have the best long-term record? 162 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example AAVARANTA , AHVENISTONJARVI , AITTOLAMPI . See the full list . Can I check current conditions? The annual class is not a live status. Current results and bans are published on Uimavesi (LVV) . Each site page on BathingWaterFinder also shows a weather forecast, including heavy-rain warnings. ← Finland overview · sea and coast in Finland · rivers in Finland · All Finland bathing waters · How the classes work