Roine (Finland)

Roine is a medium-sized lake in Finland. The lake is located in the Pirkanmaa region, mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Pälkäne.[1]

Roine
Roine
Location	Kangasala, Pälkäne
Coordinates	61°24′N 024°03′E
Lake type	Natural
Catchment area	Kokemäenjoki
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	54.587 km2 (21.076 sq mi)
Average depth	7.36 m (24.1 ft)
Max. depth	38.4 m (126 ft)
Water volume	0.402 km3 (0.096 cu mi)
Shore length1	195.21 km (121.30 mi)
Surface elevation	84.2 m (276 ft)
Frozen	December–April
Islands	Raronsalo, Vänninsalo, Papinsaari
Settlements	Kangasala
References	[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and a chain of lakes that consists of Längelmävesi, Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi. This chain of lakes drains into Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski and from southeast another chain of lakes, consisting of the lakes Lummene, Vehkajärvi, Vesijako, Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä joins into it. In Finnish the former chain of lakes is called Längelmäveden reitti and the latter Hauhon reitti as it runs through the former municipality of Hauho.

In Finnish culture Längelmävesi and Roine are well known as they are mentioned in the famous poem "En sommardag i Kangasala" (Finnish: Kesäpäivä Kangasalla) by Zachris Topelius and have thus became part of Finnish national landscape imagery.