In 2023, the World Happiness Report named Finland the happiest country in the world. Finns are known for their love of nature, saunas, and coffee. But some of their customs might surprise Americans.

For the eighth consecutive year, Finland was ranked first as the happiest country on Earth, according to the annual World ...

HELSINKI − Juuso Raukola uses the sauna in his home every single day. So do his wife and children. Raukola's parents do the same with their sauna, in their house, his friends and work colleagues in ...

With those cautions, even Stack, the exercise physiologist, is on board. “If you like it, it feels good for you, you’re ...

It only makes sense that a Two Harbors native would write the definitive book on this part of the country's obsession with Finnish saunas. "Everybody knew what a sauna was [growing up], and most ...

It’s a sticky, steamy business. Two or more do it naked in a small, dimly lit room. Suomi (Finland) as it is referred to in Finnish, I got a rare opportunity in April this year to visit this Nordic ...

Saunas have many health benefits including improved cardiovascular health and a boost in immune system. But there are risks ...

Speaking to several hundred people Tuesday (Oct. 7) at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, Finland ...

BASEL, Switzerland — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest: Sauna. The northern Swiss city isn't known as an epicenter of steamy wood-cabin ...