As the cab slows to a stop, I scrape some of Jack Frost’s handiwork from the window and peer into the depths of the polar night. We’re only 15 minutes from the center of Helsinki, yet dense forest ...

A woman in Finland wanted to convert an abandoned boathouse into a sauna for 12 years, but she couldn’t get municipal approval – so Denizen Works traveled from London to her home in Åland and came up ...

Saunas, for the most part and for legions of adults, enjoy a warm reputation as being good for you. And a recent study of Finnish men and women seems to add more credence to sauna's health benefits, ...

The world's eyes may be on the Olympics, but Finland dominated another hot competition: the Sauna World Championships. The men's champion stayed in a sauna heated to 230 degrees for more than 18 ...

It’d be sacrilegious to visit Finland without experiencing two of the country’s most beloved pastimes: karaoke and sauna. While belting Frank Sinatra songs in a crowded bar may come naturally to you, ...

Finland is a country of extreme contrasts—summers of dizzying, full-time light, followed by depressingly long, dark winters. The sauna regulates it all, offering the benefits of winter in summer and ...