The Arctic SnowHotel in Finland takes relaxing to a chill new level with their Snow Sauna: a sauna that, save for the wood benches, is comprised entirely of ice and snow. As the sauna’s snowflake ...

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Capsule hotels are commonplace in Tokyo, but the recently renovated ºC (Do-C) Ebisu hopes to stand out from the pack with its contemporary Finnish-inspired design. Conceived by Tokyo-based Schemata ...

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With its northern lights and midnight sun, this Nordic beauty has long gone under the radar—but no more. Its boundary-pushing ...

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

Saunas are an integral part of Finnish culture and are experiencing a resurgence in popularity. They are not only a way to socialize, but also offer health benefits and promote body positivity. Saunas ...

Pitch black and it’s about 1c, yet I’m strangely calm and relaxed lying down in the middle of a forest. Earlier, I even hugged a tree. That’s what you do in Finnish Lakeland, where nature governs ...

Less than five minutes after my arrival on the reindeer farm, I inadvertently ask a personal, extremely inappropriate question. "How many reindeer do you have?" I inquire, innocently. Scandalized, the ...