Where is Pilkanselkä?

Pilkanselkä is a lake in Sysmä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Pilkanselkä safe to swim in?

Pilkanselkä has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

How deep is Pilkanselkä?

Pilkanselkä has a maximum depth of 41 feet.

Pilkanselkä

Sysmä, FinlandView map Directions

Syke publishes the water-quality measurements for Pilkanselkä. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

2.7 m

Clearer than most

Secchi · sampled 2024

Phosphorus

13 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Chlorophyll-a

5.9 µg/L

Typical for Finland

Measured by Syke

Max depth

12.5 m

Bathymetric survey

41 ft max depth
Limited data

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Pilkanselkä in Sysmä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 41 ft.

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How Pilkanselkä is classified

Pilkanselkä in Finland is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres.

Pilkanselkä is a lake in Sysmä County, Finland with a maximum depth of 41 feet.

Source: the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Pilkanselkä is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Deep water41 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pilkanselkä is safe to swim in today is a call for the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and the ELY Centres and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Pilkanselkä

These are the measurements Syke publishes for Pilkanselkä. More on the source.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.9 ft. Phosphorus 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.9 µg/L. TSI 45.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	2.7m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	13µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	5.9µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	45	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

12.5 m

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Frequently asked questions about Pilkanselkä

Where is Pilkanselkä?: Pilkanselkä is a lake in Sysmä, Finland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Pilkanselkä?: Pilkanselkä in Sysmä, Finland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 2.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 13 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.9 µg/L. Maximum depth: 41 ft.
Is Pilkanselkä safe to swim in?: Pilkanselkä has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.
How deep is Pilkanselkä?: Pilkanselkä has a maximum depth of 41 feet.

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Where this data comes from

24 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018–2024. Retrieved from Syke VESLA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and ELY Centressyke-vesla24 samples · 2018–2024

Analytical methods

SYKE VESLA

Monitoring station identifiers (1)

72194

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