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 ...

An exclusive interview with actor and AITO Sauna founder Jasper Pääkkönen on a cherished ritual that stretches back centuries ...

“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 ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests. Researchers at the ...

These East Coast seaside sauna experiences pair wood-fired heat with natural cold plunges, blending Nordic-inspired wellness ...

Wooden hut in Kent was Britain’s oldest operating sauna and ‘hugely important’ piece of sporting history A modest prefabricated hut that sat almost forgotten in suburban Kent for more than half a ...

The history of Finnish sauna goes as far back as almost two thousand years. But to the Finns, it doesn’t really matter who invented the sauna – what matters is who developed it to its highest ...

Finn Elena Sulin explains the appeal of getting sweaty in the sauna (Picture: Mikko Leino/ Metro.co.uk) Sitting on the toasty wooden benches of our family sauna, I remember my great-grandmother ...

Sarah has spent the last 25 years hopping between the Nordics, Africa and South America with very little rest time in between. Along with writing and photography, she is a guide on expedition ships in ...