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 ...

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 ...

Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime. The lowest and coolest area in traditional Finnish ...

Sales like Wayfair’s Big Outdoor Sale are a great excuse to add a little luxury to your backyard. When a “plug-and-play” 2-person hot tub, a 10-foot-by-13-foot pergola, dining sets, and a traditional ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Finland — a reminder of ...

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, ...