This Nordic city and digital hub is having its moment in the (midnight) sun, offering cultural, arty events and pleasingly eclectic silliness ...

What if I Told You About Finland’s Sauna Obsession? Welcome to Finland, a country utterly obsessed with saunas. The sauna is the most important social forum in Finland. There are more saunas than cars ...

Near Helsinki, expat designer Jussi-Pekka Kajaala and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon build a tiny summerhouse dedicated to Finland’s favorite pastime. A view of the sauna building before the patio and ...

For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure? Kotiharjun Sauna in Helsinki opened in 1928.Credit...Catherine Hyland for The New York Times ...

Perhaps it’s the chilly weather this month, but there’s just something so appealing about a sauna. Hanna Tikkanen Merk, board president of the Bay Area chapter of the Finlandia Foundation, which has ...

The first thing to know about Finnish saunas is that they’re everywhere. You’ll find them in urban apartment buildings and rickety forest cottages; they’re part of trendy seaside hangouts, floating ...

BASEL, Switzerland — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest: Sauna. The northern Swiss city isn't known as an epicenter of steamy wood-cabin ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have any health issues, you should consult your doctor before using a sauna. For some, the idea of sweating among semi-naked strangers in a small wooden box as hot as 100 degrees ...

A local couple is hoping to bring a new method of rest and relaxation to Arlington: Finnish saunas. Entrepreneurs Steven and Kira Hu are currently scouting locations to launch Arlington Sauna, a ...

Every living American knows our nation as a great power on the world stage. Being the big dog gives the U.S. a wealth of options to handle foreign affairs. Rest assured, we’ve tried nearly all of them ...