{"id":3549,"date":"2016-06-16T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T13:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/en\/?page_id=3549"},"modified":"2024-10-04T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:15:10","slug":"finland-holiday-winter-activities-mikkeli-savonlinna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsaimaa.fi\/en\/finland-holiday-winter-activities-mikkeli-savonlinna\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland Travel &#8211; Winter activities in Mikkeli and Savonlinna, Lake Saimaa | Visit Saimaa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;24958&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"montserrat\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 5rem;letter-spacing: 0.3em\">Winter holiday<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1466083722236{margin-top: 22px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>The waterscape of Saimaa\u2019s Lakeland is gone in the winter. Now it\u2019s been replaced by snow-laden trees and icicled buildings, the enormous lakes frozen into a sprawling snow-covered expanse. If you\u2019re looking for an active winter holiday in Finland, Lake Saimaa is where you\u2019ll find it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever walked for miles over lake ice? Do you crave the sound of snow crunching under your feet? Have you been in cold that frosts up your eyelashes, or heard the sound of the living lake ice groaning as it shifts in the night?<\/p>\n<h2>Winter activities in Lake Saimaa<\/h2>\n<p>Far from hibernating, Lake Saimaa has a range of winter activities and attractions waiting for you, whether you\u2019re looking for some time to relax with some ice fishing before hopping into the sauna, or an exhilarating adventure over the frozen archipelago by snowmobile or skis.<\/p>\n<p>What winter activities appeal to you? Ice skating for miles over open lake ice? Cross-country skiing through boreal woodland\u2019s winding trails? Snowshoes let you go off-trail and easily scale snow covered hills, or snowmobiles let you get your speed up and adventure out into the snowy beyond.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get hands-on with the lake in winter, why not try the thrilling jolt of ice swimming? A quick dip will send all your cares far away, the mists mingling with the ice-cold waters around you. Or if you\u2019re looking for something truly unique, why not try ice floating? Encased in the safety of a modern waterproof emergency suit, jump into the opened waters and float down with the current amongst the icy debris.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Beating the chill is no sweat in Lake Saimaa<\/h2>\n<p>When you need to get warm again, make use of Finland\u2019s unbelievable number of saunas. The perfect antidote to the chill of the Finnish winter, you\u2019ll almost always have access to a sauna.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Saimaa\u2019s winter weather is not the most extreme in Finland. 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