<page_title> List of largest lakes of Europe </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 4 <col_header> [1] </col_header> </cell> <cell> Saimaa <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,377 <col_header> Average area (km²) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Largest lake in Finland; a group of smaller lake basins <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
At approximately 4,400 square kilometres, Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland and the fourth largest lake in Europe.