The M/S Saimaa Margareta is based in Lappeenranta, offering customers charter, scheduled, and themed cruises around Lake Saimaa and to the Saimaa canal. Charter and themed cruises take place in the southern water area of Puumala and on the Saimaa canal up to the Finnish border. Cruises with terrace atmosphere, the whole ship is a restaurant area (Do not bring your own drinks/beverages on board).
Canal and archipelago cruises
Archipelago cruises to fit in with other timetables 1.7.-3.8.2026
Two-hour cruises to the archipelago with landscapes of Saimaa, also with skipper’s explanations. During the cruise, an understanding of the history of Saimaa is born.
Canal cruises almost daily 29.6.-3.8.2026
Guided two-hour cruises to the Saimaa Canal that originally opened in 1856. The history of the Saimaa Canal is a fascinating story about the construction of the road to the sea. The cruise will also let you experience how it feels to go through locks.
Best of Saimaa -themed cruises
Saimaa ringed seal cruises 16. and 17.5.2026
The popular 3½-hour Saimaa ringed seal cruises depart each spring from Suuri Sarviniemi in Taipalsaari and head out onto the waters of Lake Suur-Saimaa. 16.5.2026 11:00-14:30 cruise is sold-out. Additional cruise 16.5.2026 15:30 – 19:00.
Ilkonsaari island cruises on Saturdays 4.7., 18.7. and 25.7.2026
Ilkonsaari, located in Ilkonselkä, is known among boaters for its nature and tsasousanas. The cruise to Ilkonsaari gives an idea of Saimaa and the Saimaa archipelago and the tsasounas bring an interesting cultural addition to the event. The total length of the cruise is about 6 hours and the time ashore on Ilkonsaari is about 1 1/2 hours.
Saimaa-Picnic on sundays 19.7. and 26.7. and 2.8.2026
Saimaa-Picnic in July, cruising the Saimaa archipelago on Sunday afternoons. On a leisurely 3-hour cruise, get to know Saimaa and its nature.
