Summertime on Finland’s Lake Saimaa

It’s hard to grasp just how big this lake is, but there are more than 14,000 islands in Lake Saimaa.
Summertime on Finland’s Lake Saimaa
Sunset over Lake Saimaa. Mikko Nikkinen/Visit Finland
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Bright rays of sunshine stream through the trees, highlighting the path before me. I’m on the hunt—for blueberries that is. My friends and I have spent the morning in a forest in southeastern Finland. My basket is empty, but my Finnish friends point out several places where blueberries hide.
Soon enough, the basket fills with the tiny berries, then the number dwindles as I eat them one by one. 
Janna Graber
Janna Graber
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Janna Graber has covered travel in more than 55 countries. She is the editor of three travel anthologies, including “A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales of Women’s Travel,” and is the managing editor of Go World Travel Magazine.
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