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 ...

What if I Told You About Finland’s Sauna Obsession? Welcome to Finland, a country utterly obsessed with saunas. The sauna is the most important social forum in Finland. There are more saunas than cars ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HELSINKI − Juuso Raukola uses the sauna in his home every single day. So do his wife and children. Raukola's parents do the same ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A design-forward Finnish hotel inside Lapland's Nokia Arena blends private saunas, sustainability, and access to events and ...

Puusauna harnesses the power of trees, using whole trunks in its exquisite architecture by Jaakko Torvinen, which earns it a Wallpaper* Design Award Finnish architect and wood aficionado Jaakko ...