Hello everybody,
I have come online to check my post and am overwhelmed by the responses, thank you all so much! The trip reports posted here have made me very excited indeed. It is definitely lakes I'm looking for; the photos are absolutely incredible. I guess then you just work your way around a lake, or go from connected lake to connected lake?
I had envisaged a remote solo trip but my wife thinks I would have more fun if I brought a friend with me!!
I've started Swedish Duolingo, and I've also discovered a pretty cool train from Hamburg to Stockholm where the train goes on a ferry.