Heaven near Helsinki: Why Finland is the place to go for rural forest relaxation

From eating a ‘forest on a plate’ to be ‘whisked’ with twigs, it’s all about the au naturel, Finn-style in the lesser visited Saimaa region.

I’m flat on my back on the forest floor, deep in the Finnish ‘Land of the Lakes’. A full moon glimmers through the treetops.

There’s not a sound to be heard beyond…