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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site includes two lakes (Teutjärvi and Suvijärvi) connected by a narrow ditch at the mouth of the Kymi river. Teutjärvi is a large, shallow-shored lake with some reedbeds and surrounded by cultivated farmland. Fishing is regular, and the water-level has been artificially reduced to prevent flooding. Suvijärvi lake has
extensive reedbeds.
Cultivated farmland around the lakes holds fairly good numbers of the globally threatened
Crex crex. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria:
Haliaeetus albicilla (passage).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National None
International Partial557 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Teutjärven ja Suvijärven lintuvedet).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teutjärvi and Suvijärvi lakes (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teutjärvi-and-suvijärvi-lakes-iba-finland on 22/11/2024.
