Lake Päijänne is the second-largest of Finland’s innumerable lakes, and serves as an inland waterway connecting many communities in the country’s interior. With 1,100 square kilometers of water and 330 square kilometeres of islands, it is a favourite retreat for Finns in the summer months. Asa, a retired professor from Helsinki, has a cottage on the shores of the lake just north of Korpilahti Village. This recording was made early in the evening on a long summer night.