Paijat-Hame, Finland · Europe
Sysmä sits on the route: 25 minutes from Hartola.
Sysmä is a town located in Paijat-Hame, Finland. With a population of 3,393, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sysmä sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sysmä to your route.
Sysmä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsysmæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 3,367
(31 December 2025) and covers an area of 936.18 square kilometres (361.46 sq mi) of
which 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi)
is water. The population density is
5.05Read more
inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, and Padasjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Itä-Häme newspaper is established in Sysmä.
According to historians, the word sysmä means either a "dark forest" or an "uninhabited wilderness." Sysmä is also a lake in Joroinen and another lake in Ilomantsi.
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Sysmä is located in Paijat-Hame, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 61.5000 latitude, 25.6833 longitude.
Sysmä has a population of approximately 3,393 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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