WHAT do you get if you cross Dragons’ Den with ice swimming? Frozen assets? It was time to find out . . .  I was in Oulu, on ...

The Arctic SnowHotel in Finland takes relaxing to a chill new level with their Snow Sauna: a sauna that, save for the wood benches, is comprised entirely of ice and snow. As the sauna’s snowflake ...

Capsule hotels are commonplace in Tokyo, but the recently renovated ºC (Do-C) Ebisu hopes to stand out from the pack with its contemporary Finnish-inspired design. Conceived by Tokyo-based Schemata ...

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I’m in the eastern reaches of Finland, in the Lakeland region that includes scenic Lake Saimaa, which has 14,000 islands and more shoreline than all of France. As the sun sinks slowly into the ...

Although it had been open for less than 48 hours when my husband and I arrived on a frosty December evening, The Hotel Maria in Helsinki already had the aura of an institution. As we glided up to its ...

Saunas are an integral part of Finnish culture and are experiencing a resurgence in popularity. They are not only a way to socialize, but also offer health benefits and promote body positivity. Saunas ...

“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 ...

DULUTH – It was 8 degrees below zero and the windchill was even colder, but Brittney Merlot wore a tank top inside the igloo-like structure next to Lake Superior. "It's almost magical," Merlot said, ...

We were all naked in the steamy warmth of the sauna. The dimly lit wood building was heated to a sweltering temperature by a wood-burning stove. A woman dipped water out of a pail and splashed it on ...