Questions
Which lakes can I order a map of?
Lakes with depth data. The Finnish Environment Institute's data covers about 1,900 lakes, and Traficom has charted Saimaa, Päijänne and the other lakes with shipping lanes, as well as the coast. The map on the order page shows the depth areas as soon as you pick a spot. If your lake has none, we tell you and refund you, unless you want a map without depths.
How accurate is the map?
Shorelines and islands come from the National Land Survey of Finland, and the height of the land is measured every 2 metres. Depths are based on soundings and depth areas, and the lakebed between them is calculated. The map shows the shape of the lake correctly, but it is not a navigation chart.
Can I change the title or the frame?
You write the title and subtitle when you order. Both are optional. If you leave them empty, there is no text below the map and the map gets taller. The map is made as soon as you pay, so check the text and the frame in the preview before paying.
What does an order include?
The map in two versions: with the aerial photo and without it. For each you get a print-ready PDF with 3 mm bleed and a JPG at 300 dpi, for the size you chose. You can have the poster printed wherever you like: the JPG suits photo labs' web orders and the PDF suits print shops. The map is designed for matte paper.
Can I order from outside Finland?
Yes, if you live in an EU country. Choose your country on the order page. The price is the same in every country. We don't sell outside the EU.
Can I get the map printed?
We don't sell printed posters, but the file is made to be printed and any photo lab can print it. Once your map is ready, your order page lists what a few Finnish labs charge for your size, which file to upload and what to choose when you order. Kuviksi and Tunnin Kuva print it on Hahnemühle cotton paper, MEB delivers it framed, and Kallion Kuvahommat makes the cheapest matte poster. All of them post anywhere in Finland, and you pay the lab directly.
Can I cancel my order?
The file is delivered as soon as the map is ready, and before you pay you accept that the 14-day right of withdrawal ends then. If the file has a mistake of ours, we fix it.
Whose data is on the map?
Depths come from Traficom and the Finnish Environment Institute. The terrain, the place names, the elevation model and the aerial photo (on the edition that has one) come from the National Land Survey of Finland, and the heritage sites from the Finnish Heritage Agency. The sources and data dates are listed on your order page and saved inside the PDF and JPG files. They aren't printed on the poster itself.