THE SAUNA AT THE FINNISH PERM REP, BRUSSELS — It’s very hot in here. But not hot enough, according to my Finnish hosts. The time has come for a ladle’s worth of water to be poured onto the pile of ...

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 is a country of extreme contrasts—summers of dizzying, full-time light, followed by depressingly long, dark winters. The sauna regulates it all, offering the benefits of winter in summer and ...

They say some like it hot. But in Finland everyone likes it hot. And then they like it cold. And then hot again. It’s a national obsession. According to the Finnish Sauna Society, there are now up to ...

If you're driving around the Cape and happen to see a 12-foot-long barrel, with wheels, being pulled behind the truck in front of you, yes, that is a mobile sauna. And it's probably Karl Maki's. "They ...

Studio Puisto has designed a sauna complex in Tampere, Finland, to serve as a "communal living room" for the surrounding district. Located in a former industrial red brick neighbourhood, the 540 ...

Every week our Holiday Hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a brilliant holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: Finland’s lake district. Finland’s Lakeland ...

CEDAR -- A few distant booms echoed inside our lodge-style hut, a signal midnight likely had come as we sweated the old year away in a traditional wood-fired sauna that New Year's Eve. There was no ...

"A log sauna in a rustic, natural place - that's what I love," Christopher said. "I have yet to see an infrared closet set in the middle of the forest." The couple spoke at Camp du Nord's first ...

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 ...