Saimaa Canal

Saimaa Canal
Saimaa Canal
Map
Specifications
Length42.9 km (27 mi)
Maximum boat length82.5 m (271 ft)
Maximum boat beam12.6 m (41 ft)
Maximum boat draft4.35 m (14.3 ft)
Maximum boat air draft24.5 m (80 ft)
Locks8
History
Construction began1845
Date completed1856
Geography
Start pointlake Saimaa, Finland
End pointGulf of Finland near Vyborg, Russia
Map
Course of the canal

The Saimaa Canal (Finnish: Saimaan kanava; Swedish: Saima kanal; Russian: Сайменский канал) is a transportation canal that connects lake Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland near Vyborg, Russia. The canal was built from 1845 to 1856 and opened on 7 September 1856 (Old Style: 26 August 1856). It was overhauled and widened in 1963–1968.

A system of inland waterways and canals in the 120 interconnected lakes of the south-central and south-east part of Finland (Finnish Lakeland) are reached through the canal. The network of deep channels in Lake Saimaa with at least a draught of 4.2 m (14 ft) covers 814 km (506 mi). The deep channels extend all the way to Kuopio in Central Finland.

Topography

The canal begins near Lauritsala, Lappeenranta, Finland, at coordinates (61°04′43″N 028°16′24″E / 61.07861°N 28.27333°E / 61.07861; 28.27333) and ends in Vyborg, Russia, at coordinates (60°48′38″N 028°44′13″E / 60.81056°N 28.73694°E / 60.81056; 28.73694), connecting Lake Saimaa and the Vyborg Bay. On the way, it connects Lake Nuijamaa, on the Finnish–Russian border at coordinates (60°57′6″N 28°34′33″E / 60.95167°N 28.57583°E / 60.95167; 28.57583), and three smaller lakes in Russia.

Dimensions

  • Length: 42.9 km (26.7 mi)
    • Finnish part: 23.3 km (14.5 mi)
    • Russian part: 19.6 km (12.2 mi)
  • Width: from 34 to 55 m (112 to 180 ft)
  • Total lift from the Gulf of Finland to Lake Saimaa: 75.7 m (248 ft)
  • The "Saimax" specification, in analogy to Panamax, specifies the maximum size and required equipment. The maximum dimensions allowed for a ship transiting the canal are:
    • Length: 82.5 m (271 ft)
    • Beam (width): 12.6 m (41 ft)
    • Draft: 4.35 m (14.3 ft)
    • Height of mast: 24.5 m (80 ft)
    • Other requirements include for example that trading vessels must have two VHF radios and an automatic identification system (AIS).
  • 217 boundary pillars between Canal Rented Zone and main territory of Russia.

Locks

There are a total of eight locks on the canal: the upper three locks in the Finnish part of the canal, and the lower five locks situated on the Russian side of the border:

Locks on the Saimaa Canal[1]
No. Name Old name Meters Feet Coordinate Country
1 Brusnichnoye Juustila 10.0 33 60°48′38″N 28°44′14″E / 60.810667°N 28.737316°E / 60.810667; 28.737316 Russia
2 Iskrovka Särkijärvi 11.4 37 60°49′56″N 28°44′12″E / 60.832155°N 28.73661°E / 60.832155; 28.73661 Russia
3 Tsvetochnoye Rättijärvi 5.5 18 60°52′55″N 28°39′03″E / 60.881817°N 28.650756°E / 60.881817; 28.650756 Russia
4 Ilistoye Lietjärvi 10.2 33 60°53′36″N 28°37′22″E / 60.893306°N 28.622904°E / 60.893306; 28.622904 Russia
5 Pälli 11.7 38 60°54′26″N 28°36′55″E / 60.907227°N 28.615179°E / 60.907227; 28.615179 Russia
6 Soskua 8.3 27 61°02′23″N 028°24′02″E / 61.03972°N 28.40056°E / 61.03972; 28.40056 Finland
7 Mustola 7.3 24 61°03′45″N 028°18′59″E / 61.06250°N 28.31639°E / 61.06250; 28.31639 Finland
8 Mälkiä 12.4 41 61°04′15″N 028°18′14″E / 61.07083°N 28.30389°E / 61.07083; 28.30389 Finland

Mälkiä Lock has the highest lift (12.4 m, 41 ft), Tsvetochnoye Lock has the lowest (5.5 m, 18 ft).

Bridges

The canal crosses

  • 12 motor vehicles bridges:
    • 6 of them in Finland – 3 movable and 3 immovable
    • the other 6 in Russia – 4 movable and 2 immovable
  • 2 railroad bridges (one on the each side of the border), both of them are immovable.

History

Saimaa Canal in 1903, photo by Prokudin-Gorskii

The canal, inaugurated in 1856, was built between the cities of Lappeenranta and Viipuri (now part of Russia), both of them then in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire.

In the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940, Finland ceded the Karelian Isthmus and Vyborg to the Soviet Union; control of the canal was divided and traffic ended.

Finland obtained a 50-year lease on the Soviet part of the canal and Maly Vysotsky Island (Ravansaari) in 1963. Finland constructed a deeper 42.9 kilometres (26.7 mi) canal, which opened in 1968. The annual rent during this lease increased only once.

In 2010, Finland obtained a second 50-year lease from Russia, starting in 2013.[2] Maly Vysotsky was not included in the new lease. Negotiations in 2008 had raised the annual rent from 290,000 to €1.22 million, with revisions every 10 years. The new agreement went into effect on 17 February 2012.

Regulations pertaining to maritime rules and employment of canal staff fall under Finnish jurisdiction; in all other cases Russian laws apply. Passports are required at the international boundaries, but Russian visas are not required for just passing through the canal.

References

  1. ^ "Information on the Saimaa Canal locks". Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. ^ "Russian-Finnish agreement on the lease of Saimaa Canal ratified". President of Russia. 20 Nov 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

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