Finland, known as the happiest country in the world, has a secret that the rest of the globe has neglected to discover and eagerly pursue. It's a staple of Finnish culture — a way of being — and it's ...

The Finns and the Russians made it to the end of the song. Their teammates, not so much. The Avalanche’s trip to Finland wouldn’t have been complete without a team visit to the sauna — and an ...

Why is sauna so big in Finland? In a sense it’s a geographical destiny. By simply looking at the landscape, you can see that Finland is made of trees, lakes and stone. Each one of those elements is an ...

It's a sticky, steamy business. Two or more do it naked in a small, dimly lit room. Suomi (Finland) as it is referred to in Finnish, I got a rare opportunity in April this year to visit this Nordic ...

Copenhagen-based Tekla—known for its sleepwear and bedding—has returned with a newly expanded line of towels, bathrobes, and bathmats made from terry towelling. Citing the “two million saunas and only ...

Cold-water swimming and sauna culture have long been part of everyday life in Finland. Now the trend is spreading across ...

That's about as close as it's possible to get to a phonetic spelling of the Finnish word Löyly, a noun (of sorts) that describes the water added to the hot rocks inside of a sauna to create steam.

She was stunned when gym-goers entered with workout clothes, sneakers, and phones. Viewers were dismayed by "sauna culture" in the US, given their sacred status in Scandinavia. A Finnish creator who's ...