A four-year search for the world’s best saunas and cold plunges, from a backyard build in Portland to smoke saunas in ...

A half-hour in a Finnish sauna can do more than raise the temperature. In participants from a new study, it sent immune cells ...

Walking into a public sauna complex in Helsinki as a foreigner, you could be forgiven for feeling a little unsure about what to do. Men and women sit around taking in the wood-infused steam, often ...

A week exploring Finland’s iconic saunas reveals why this centuries-old tradition is about community, wellness, and much more ...

A groundbreaking study from Finland, the home of sauna, is set to redefine the global understanding of what constitutes an ...

A newly published Finnish study demonstrates that, in addition to temperature, air humidity is a significant determinant of ...

Passive heat therapy may provide cardiovascular, thermoregulatory, and symptomatic health benefits, with the strongest ...

It’d be sacrilegious to visit Finland without experiencing two of the country’s most beloved pastimes: karaoke and sauna. While belting Frank Sinatra songs in a crowded bar may come naturally to you, ...

“How does that feel?” asks Siiri, as the spikes of the juniper branches relieve the itch on my back and the spicy scent surrounds my body. “Peaceful,” I respond, so relaxed that one-word answers are ...