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“In the hottest months, the population of the country\u2019s southern lake land swells with Finns visiting summer cottages. But the area, whose crowning glory is the 1,700-square-mile Lake Saimaa, the fourth-largest in Europe, is compelling year-round.<\/p>\n

Sauna really is a national obsession, and here you can get the authentic experience \u2013 relaxing in a typical smoke sauna and then sprinting off to jump in the lake, regardless of just how invigorating its temperature might be.”<\/p>\n

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“In the hottest months, the population of the country\u2019s southern lake land swells with Finns visiting summer cottages. But the area, whose crowning glory is the 1,700-square-mile Lake Saimaa, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"relatedcontent":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7986","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-yleinen-en","9":"priority-3"},"yoast_head":"\nThe Telegraph: Peace, solitude and sauna in the world's happiest country - Visit Saimaa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""In the hottest months, the population of the country\u2019s southern lake land swells with Finns visiting summer cottages. 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