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Salpausselka is an extensive ridge system left by the ice age in Southern Finland .. ridge. ridge. ice age. ice age. Finland. Finland. It is a large terminal moraine formation that formed in front of the Baltic ice lake during the Younger Dryas period about 12,250 -- 10,400 years ago .. terminal moraine. terminal moraine. Baltic ice lake. Baltic ice lake. Younger Dryas. Younger Dryas. lake. lake. It runs from Hanko hundreds of kilometers to the east .. Hanko. Hanko. It traps the extensive river and lake systems of Central Finland known as Finnish Lakeland -LRB- , `` Lake Finland '' -RRB- and forces the water to flow through few breaches in the ridge .. ridge. ridge. Finland. Finland. river. river. lake. lake. Finnish Lakeland. Finnish Lakeland. The Vuoksi River flows from lake Saimaa into Lake Ladoga in Russia .. lake. lake. Vuoksi River. Vuoksi River. Saimaa. Saimaa. Lake Ladoga. Lake Ladoga. Russia. Russia. From there the water subsequently flows through river Neva into the Gulf of Finland , bypassing the Salpausselka .. Finland. Finland. river. river. Neva. Neva. Gulf of Finland. Gulf of Finland. The Kymi River flows from Paijanne into the Gulf of Finland .. Finland. Finland. Gulf of Finland. Gulf of Finland. Kymi River. Kymi River. Paijanne. Paijanne. An artificial breach from the Lakeland is the Saimaa Canal , from Saimaa at Lappeenranta into the Gulf of Finland at Vyborg .. Finland. Finland. Saimaa. Saimaa. Gulf of Finland. Gulf of Finland. Saimaa Canal. Saimaa Canal. Lappeenranta. Lappeenranta. Vyborg. Vyborg. Salpausselka has been used for transportation because of the easy terrain for centuries ; later on both railways and highways have been built to follow it .. It is also an important source of clean groundwater filtering from the lakes on the upper side -LRB- north -RRB- of the ridge , for the communities built alongside the ridge .. ridge. ridge. groundwater. groundwater. The south side of the Salpausselka has been inhabited for more than 10,000 years .. There are also a formations called Second and Third Salpausselka , which are similar in form but smaller .. They are situated north of the main Salpausselka , and were formed later respectively .. Category  : Landforms of Finland. Finland. Finland. Category  : Ridges of Europe