From national parks and beautiful lakes to modern cities and the home of Santa Claus, these are the best places to visit in Finland. If you’re planning a trip to Finland, there’s a good chance seeing ...

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 ...

Why are saunas so dear to people in Finland? Two sauna enthusiasts tell what makes their favourite sauna so special.

Finland hosts two of the world’s most powerful men when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet on July 16 in Helsinki. They’ll probably have too much to talk about to share a sauna or hit the city’s ...

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, ...

With its northern lights and midnight sun, this Nordic beauty has long gone under the radar—but no more. Its boundary-pushing ...

FITCHBURG — Saunas are not only a part of our daily lives but play a role in some Finnish holiday festivities and the Finnish Center at Saima Park is excited to invite the community to celebrate them.

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 ...

Steaming in a sauna is an essential part of Finnish culture, but the number of public saunas is said to be in decline. A new sauna in Helsinki has been built to help combat this. Designed to attract ...

For the second year in a row, Finland has been named the world’s happiest country (while the U.S. barely broke the top 20, ranked at 19th). What makes the Finnish so happy? Well, you might just have ...

Saunas are an important part of Finnish culture. It is estimated that there are about two million of them in the country. With a population of just over five million, that's an average of one per ...