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 ...

Located just up the road between Fredericksburg and Comfort, an adorable Hill Country home has hit the market for $1.95 ...

Frequent saunas may help you live longer, a study of Finnish men suggests. It would be welcome news if proven true -- in Finland where hot, dry saunas are commonplace, and for Americans shivering in a ...

“How does that feel?” asks Siiri, as the spikes of the juniper branches relieve the itch on my back and the spicy scent surrounds my body. “Peaceful,” I respond, so relaxed that one-word answers are ...

With a population of around five million, there are more than 2.5 million saunas. That means almost every household has its own sauna. And there are plenty of public saunas. "Sauna is basically in the ...

An unusual piece of Olympic history is to be protected for future generations. Tucked away in the grounds of Cobdown House, in Ditton, is a modest prefabricated wooden hut which was Finland’s ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Sauna has been practiced for centuries in Finland, and Finnish immigrants to the ...