Try the area around Jyvaskyla. I went hiking there during my home exchange in Finland in 2007. There

We will be in Finland next summer. We would like to rent a cabin on a lake in Finland to experience the Finland that my grandparents experienced as children in Finland. (sauna, swimming, boating, etc). My husband and I don't speak Finnish, disney world cruises but when we took a car trip around Finland several years ago, it didn't seem to pose problems for us since most of the Finns spoke English. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Which lake? Agencies to rent cabins? Special events?, etc.
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You won't get many responses to queries about Finland. For many North Americans--who provide the bulk of fodors' comments--Europe ends at the conventional destinations. Finland is off the radar screen--which is a shame but a fact.
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