ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and ...

In Finland, saunas have long been a way of life. But getting hot and sweaty is growing in popularity elsewhere.

“The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition” ($34.95, University of Minnesota Press) At first blush, the act of jumping into a lake after baking in a hot sauna and then standing ...

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 ...

HANCOCK, Mich. (WJMN) – The upper Midwest is considered the Sauna Belt of the United States, and this Finnish tradition will be celebrated for a whole week this month. February 18-24 is National Sauna ...

At the forefront of this global movement is Lunawood, the Finnish pioneer of sustainable Thermowood ® and toxin-free building practices.

DULUTH — By the time talk turned to the legend of the sauna elf, nothing could have surprised me. Frank Eld, dressed in the traditional dress of Finland's Pohjanmaa region, speaks at the FinnFest ...

Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and smoked fish. Steam rose ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and ...

More than a few have invited the Rices to sweat alongside them. The ancient Finnish tradition of sauna is trendy these days, as millennials have embraced its ritual. Mobile saunas, with their ...