Kayakers
    Finland

The Lure:

    - 188.000 lakes (average size 44 acres, 18 ha), many interconnecting,
    - choice of rivers, placid or whitewater to taste,

    - 800 km of Baltic Sea coastline, often with a deep archipelago,
    - 180.000 islands,
    - "right of common" lets kayakers land and camp on most shores,
    - light arctic summer nights that lets you paddle between sundown and sunrise,
    - more than 200 camping places with showers, saunas and other facilities,
    - english understood almost everywhere.
Seasons

Summer June 1st - August 31st is favoured,
water temperature 12 - 20, air 12 - 26 Celsius. June-July light arctic nights.
Suitable clothing & gear doubles the season:
Ices generally gone by May 1st in Southern Finland, by June 1st in the North, waters freeze around November 1st in the North and December 15th in the South.
Yours truly generally paddles late April - December.

Maps and information
"Suomi - Finland Paddling" - a a free small folder published in many languages - should be available from
Finnish Tourist Board, Etelaesplanadi 3,FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland,
Phone 358 9 4176 9300, fax 358 9 4176 9300 ( e-mail mek(at)mek.fi )

A book of maps, good for planning kayak tours:
"Tiekartasto 1:200.000 / 1:400.000" ISBN 951-593-535-0
published by "Karttakeskus", PL 40, 01511 vantaa, phone 358 9 0204 45 144, fax 358 9 45 5919,

Camp Sites, Cottages and Hotels
    A good free publication is "FINLAND Budget Accommodation".
    Please contact The Finnish Tourist Board,
    Tourist Information, Etelaesplanadi 4, FIN-00130 Helsinki,
    Finland,Ph 358 9 4176 9300, fax 358 9 4030 1301, e-mail mek(at)mek.fi
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