Suontee (also: Suonteejärvi) is a rather large lake of Finland. The northern part of the lake is located in the region of Central Finland, and the southern part in the region of Southern Savonia. The southern part is on more natural state with very clear water, and it is included in the Natura 2000 conservation network of EU. The protection area is 2 625 hectare wide. Typical bird there is Black-throated Loon. In the history two big lakes Suontee and Puula were one lake until year 1854, when the water level was lowered 2.5 meters.