Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime. The lowest and coolest area in traditional Finnish ...

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 ...

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From Sky High to Arctic Chill: Explore Finland's Unique Saunas Saunas are as iconic to Finland as Santa Claus and the Northern Lights. According to Statistics Finland, the country boasted over 2.4 ...

Once the husky team is in motion, there's no stopping it. Verena Wolff/dpa Shamaani, Kiela, Joiku, Kaapo and Elmeri are ready to get moving. The five Huskies are barking loudly and making one thing ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland has rolled images of a couple in a sauna, an old Nokia phone and a heavy-metal music fan as part of its own set of national "emojis", or symbols to be used in digital ...