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Saimaa

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[sahy-mah] / ˈsaɪ mɑ /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in SE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1,295 sq. km).


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Finland’s Utula Nature offers a silent stay amidst the pines on Lake Saimaa, about five hours from Helsinki.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

This the Russians did to Finland in March 1940, when the taking of Viipuri, Hango and the Saimaa Canal placed Finland in a dependent position.

From Time Magazine Archive

Savonlinna, in the southeast, with an opera festival during the last three weeks of July, is close to the breathtaking Punkaharju isthmus athwart Lake Saimaa.

From Time Magazine Archive

A four-day tour of the Finnish Lake Saimaa district by bus and boat from Helsinki costs $52.50.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind Karelia's beleaguered capital, along the 30-mile stretch of lakes and canals between Lake Saimaa and the Gulf of Finland, other workers were building new defenses.

From Time Magazine Archive

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