HELSINKI, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurovision has sparked global curiosity about one of Finland's most iconic traditions: the sauna. But for many, the idea of stepping into one comes with ...

Inside one of the Sauna Day saunas. Image courtesy of Yhteismaa/Helsinki Sauna Day One of the saunas for Sauna Day. Image courtesy of Yhteismaa/Helsinki Sauna Day One of the Sauna Day saunas. Image ...

HELSINKI – Wrapped in a towel and oozing sweat, a steaming man steps outside into sub-zero temperatures enthusing about the sauna which he's just come out of — right in the middle of Helsinki in the ...

Eurovision has sparked global curiosity about one of Finland’s most iconic traditions: the sauna. But for many, the idea of stepping into one comes with uncertainty — do you have to be naked, is ...

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 ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Finland — a reminder of ...

IT STARTS with a splash of water, followed by a hiss of steam, culminating in a plume of smoke. Local folks refer to this spooky progression of events as the “loyly” — an effect created by ladling ...

And to show just how many ways there are to sauna, locals from the city shared their own styles for the world in a sauna-themed shoot, and now those same Helsinkians can be spotted in multiple ...