El Canal de Saimaa conecta la zona acuática de Saimaa Lakeland desde Lappeenranta hasta el Golfo de Finlandia a través de Vyborg en Rusia. Su longitud total es de 43 km y la caída media entre el lago Saimaa y el Golfo de Finlandia es de 75,7 metros. El canal tiene ocho esclusas, y hay siete puentes de tracción y otros seis puentes que lo cruzan.
Los primeros intentos de conectar el Lago Saimaa con el mar datan del siglo XVI, pero la construcción del primer canal de Saimaa no comenzó hasta 1845 con la mayor obra de construcción de Finlandia en ese momento. El canal se inauguró en 1856, y al instante cumplió todas las expectativas y se convirtió en una atracción turística.
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