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 ...

Of the all northern European countries, Finland may not be the flashy uncle or the naughty little sister – but it’s definitely the dependable best friend. And it’s a mate with excellent taste in food, ...

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 ...

Finland’s sauna culture has been added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The sauna tradition is in good company on the list with, for example, Indian ...

I was at Helsinki harbourfront sauna-cum-restaurant named Löyly – meaning “sauna steam” – when told about kalsarikannit and its meaning was explained slowly, haltingly, over a beer: “It’s for those ...

Sauna culture is universally familiar to Finns and the first Finnish element on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Sauna is mentioned in the earliest texts in Finnish ...

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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 smoked fish. Steam rose ...