Saimaa

[ sahy-mah ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

Afterward, the two leaders took a cruise on Lake Saimaa in a steam boat to Olavinlinna Castle, where they dined before attending Tchaikovsky’s opera “Iolanta,” performed by the visiting Bolshoi Theater as part of the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival.

From Seattle Times

The pair will take in a Tchaikovsky opera put on by Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre at a medieval castle, and go on a steam ship cruise on Lake Saimaa.

From BBC

The Saimaa ringed seal, named after their home in Europe’s fourth-largest lake, is found only in these waters and is one of just five remaining freshwater seal species in the world.

From Washington Times

Although the seals have a fairly carefree existence in the sprawling labyrinth of waterways that make up Lake Saimaa, dotted with more than 1,300 islands, there is one real threat - fishing nets.

From Washington Times