Resorts for Summer visit to Finland and/or Norway - Suggestions

Does anyone have any recommendation for summer resorts in Finland
and/or Norway My wife and I (early sixties) would like to spend a
week or so at a home base in the country where there are activities as
well as pleasant quarters (we're well beyond the hostel stage). Our
ideal would be:
- On a stream or lake system where we can kayak
- English-speaking enough that we can cope
- Good walking/hiking territory
- Not too many biting bugs
- Near some sort of classical music activity
- Good food
- Pleasant, private rooms

Any suggestions would be appreciated - particularly URL's where we can
check out your recommendations.

One which fullfill most of Your wishes is Savonlinna
http://www.savonlinnatravel.com/en/index_ie.php.
- most beautiful lakedistrict
- english spoken in all tourist places
-bugs, well depends year, normally not too bad.
- Opera festifals in July http://www.operafestival.fi/en/
- food is good in many restaurants, try Brewery Restaurant Huvila
http://www.savonniemi.com/ ( only in finnish). Taste their beers; worth of
it !
- best rooms can be found in Spa Hotel
http://www.lomaliitto.fi/english/kohteetframe.htm

Hope You will enjoy Your holiday in Finland
Raimo S.


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Does anyone have any recommendation for summer resorts in Finland
and/or Norway My wife and I (early sixties) would like to spend a
week or so at a home base in the country where there are activities as
well as pleasant quarters (we're well beyond the hostel stage). Our
ideal would be:
- On a stream or lake system where we can kayak
- English-speaking enough that we can cope
- Good walking/hiking territory
- Not too many biting bugs
- Near some sort of classical music activity
- Good food
- Pleasant, private rooms

Any suggestions would be appreciated - particularly URL's where we can
check out your recommendations.