The
Svir (,
Veps: ,
Karelian/
Finnish: ) is a river in
Podporozhsky,
Lodeynopolsky, and
Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of
Leningrad Oblast,
Russia. It flows westwards from
Lake Onega to
Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two largest lakes of
Europe. It is the largest river flowing into Lake Ladoga. The length of the Svir is , whereas the area of its
drainage basin is . The towns of
Podporozhye and
Lodeynoye Pole, as well as urban-type settlements
Voznesenye,
Nikolsky,
Vazhiny, and
Svirstroy are located at the banks of the Svir.