From the coast, we headed inland on a four-hour train journey ... whisky-coloured waters in front of Olavinlinna castle, where the festival’s main performances are held, then emerged for a ...

The event takes place each July in the 1475 Olavinlinna Castle, which juts out of Lake Saimaa, home to the ultra-rare Saimaa ringed seals.

lkka Backmans celebrated rendition of Wagners opera tells the story of The Flying Dutchman a skipper whos been banished to sea for all eternity Staged in a large outdoor courtyard inside Finlands ...