Choosing Where to Explore Saimaa’s Lakes and Islands
In Saimaa, the best decision is not to chase a sighting, but to choose the pace and means of navigation that place the least demand on the lake—and give your trip the most meaning.
Read guide →Kolovesi National Park
Kolovesi National Park is a lake landscape for travelling by canoe, kayak or rowing boat through narrow channels, rock faces and forest. Motorboats are prohibited in much of the park.
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What makes it special
- Paddle channels between rock faces and forest.
- Explore by canoe, kayak or rowing boat.
- Include prehistoric rock art in a visit.
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This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- www.metsa.fi
- julkaisut.metsa.fi
- www.visitfinland.com
- www.visitfinland.com
- travel-trade.visitfinland.com
- www.metsa.fi
- www.metsa.fi
- julkaisut.metsa.fi
- Finlandia · Wikidata
- Finlandia · Wikidata
- Finlandia · Wikidata
- Finland · World Countries — mledoze
- Finland · World Bank Open Data
- Finland · DBpedia
- Kolovesi National Park, South Savo, Mainland Finland, Finland · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 28/09/2026