The Finnish sauna is getting a makeover as new venues offer creative takes on the traditional steam bath. Here’s a guide to some pretty awesome saunas. Traditional saunas have long been a mainstay of ...

“This is the healing hand of the forest,” says traditional sauna healer Laura Foon, gesturing to a lush bouquet made from small, soft branches of a maple tree. “Maple is the protector of the sauna,” ...

“ At the cottage we use the sauna every day. It’s an essential part of our family’s cottage life. The sauna is small but effective. It heats up in half an hour and fits five people. In the city I try ...

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim became president in 1944, at a most unusual, utterly astonishing phase of Finland’s political history. June 4, 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. Mannerheim ...

“Sauna culture in Finland” is on the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. What does that mean, and what does the sauna represent to Finnish people? The Representative List of the Intangible ...

Just say yes: If you want to get to know Finnish culture, don’t be intimidated by the sauna. With our beginner’s guide, there’s nothing to it. You are invited to take off all your clothes and go to a ...

We see how Finland’s deposit system for bottles and cans achieves a recycling rate of more than 90 percent, and how city administrators and event organisers supplement the system with their own ...

The magazine’s annual TIME100 Next list names Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin as one of the “emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future.” The Next list has been published ...

On a fascinating journey of discovery, we visit an array of Finland-based artists to find out what ideas animate and inform their work. Nature attracts and influences many artists in Finland. They ...

Finnish first names can feel opaque to outsiders – full of vowels, folklore and unfamiliar sound – but when you take a closer look, Finland’s naming traditions tell a fascinating story. For many ...

When Ilkka Villi arrives at the office in the morning, he promptly suits up in a full-body spandex outfit and gets to work pretending to be an action hero. To gamers, Ilkka Villi is known as the face ...

Sauna is a huge deal for the Finns, and a favourite topic. An American in Finland recounts sauna highlights and stories. The old Finnish proverb “First build the sauna, then the house” shows how ...