Editing Saimaa (section)

==Natural resources==
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[[File:Pusa hispida saimensis ca 1956.jpg|thumb|right|''Pusa hispida saimensis'', also known as [[Saimaa ringed seal]], in 1956.]]
An endangered [[freshwater seal]], the [[Saimaa ringed seal]], lives only at Saimaa.  Another of the lake's endangered species is the Saimaa [[salmon]].<ref name=F&S_salmon>{{cite journal|last=McClane|first=A.J.|title=Fishing: The Missing Link|journal=Field & Stream|date=April 1973|volume=LXXVII|issue=12|page=144|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e6tsV53NNgAC&q=%22lake+saimaa%22+salmon&pg=PA144|access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref>

Due to its rich, easily  accessible asbestos deposits, the shores of the lake are the most probable origin of [[asbestos-ceramic]], a type of pottery made between c. 1900 BC – 200 AD.

The areas around Saimaa lake are a very popular location for summer cabins as well as lake cruises.