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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DULUTH — By the time talk turned to the legend of the sauna elf, nothing could have surprised me. Frank Eld, dressed in the traditional dress of Finland's Pohjanmaa region, speaks at the FinnFest ...

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 ...

There’s a word in Finnish which evades translation: löyly. It’s commonly used to describe the steam that rises when water is poured onto hot stones in a sauna. But it also signifies spirit or life ...

In a small, enclosed room, people sit side by side on wooden benches. Water thrown on hot stones releases clouds of scalding steam and temperatures soar to a scolding 80C. This is sauna bathing, a ...

In Finland, sauna bathing has been a way of life for 10,000 years. There are an estimated 3.3 million saunas throughout the country and 5.6 million residents—saunas are found at home, at work, in gyms ...

Sales like Wayfair’s Big Outdoor Sale are a great excuse to add a little luxury to your backyard. When a “plug-and-play” 2-person hot tub, a 10-foot-by-13-foot pergola, dining sets, and a traditional ...