Going for gold: an early autumn road trip across Finlands sparkling lake district

On a self-drive break in search of Lake Saimaas autumn colours, we encountered blue skies, cosy lakeside cabins and saunas, great food - and lots of stubbornly green treesI wasnt sure what to expect from an autumn trip to Finland, my first ever to the country, but spending an afternoon sprawled on a deck chair beneath blazing blue skies certainly wasnt part of it. After a morning walking beneath the leafy canopy at the Mustila Arboretum - the oldest, most extensive botanical garden in the countr...