I love the area around Punkaharju. There is loads of beautiful nature and it is so quit and peacefull there. You hardly meet any people and most of the summer cottages are directly at the lake which seems to be omnipresent. In winter cross-country skiing is possible everywhere and in summer the lake gives you plenty of oportunities for outside activities.

It has been 7 years now since I've been there and sometimes the tune that was played outside the needle is popping up in my head: "I'm standing in the shadow of the needle in Seattle..."
I really like the view over the city and all the stories in which the Space Needle is mentioned.
It truely is a real spaceship ;)