As the cab slows to a stop, I scrape some of Jack Frost’s handiwork from the window and peer into the depths of the polar night. We’re only 15 minutes from the center of Helsinki, yet dense forest ...

The Finnish tradition of a sauna followed by a plunge into icy water or a roll in the snow is spreading around the world. What does science say about the claimed health benefits? Sometimes I wonder ...

She was stunned when gym-goers entered with workout clothes, sneakers, and phones. Viewers were dismayed by "sauna culture" in the US, given their sacred status in Scandinavia. A Finnish creator who's ...