In 2023, the World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest country in the world. Finns are known for their love of nature, saunas, and coffee. But some of their customs might surprise Americans.

HELSINKI − Juuso Raukola uses the sauna in his home every single day. So do his wife and children. Raukola's parents do the same with their sauna, in their house, his friends and work colleagues in ...

Saunas have many health benefits including improved cardiovascular health and a boost in immune system. But there are risks ...

It only makes sense that a Two Harbors native would write the definitive book on this part of the country's obsession with Finnish saunas. "Everybody knew what a sauna was [growing up], and most ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and ...

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 ...

The home sauna surge fits squarely into the rise of wellness design, where architecture meets longevity science. "Houses with ...