Keitele Canal

400 km from the city of Lahti on the southern end to the municipality of Pielavesi in the north.

[5] The Soviet Union owed Finland and paid its debt by building the locks.

[6] Originally the canal was intended for the benefit of the wood industry in the region.

Good navigation skill is required as the waters in Central Finland are rocky.

Near the Kapeenkoski Lock are fireplaces, lean-tos and hiking paths in the Kapeenniemi recreational area.