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 ...

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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 ...

Finland is famous for its saunas—there are more than 3 million in the country, meaning there's roughly one sauna for every three people. And recently, Helsinki Airport (HEL) built the world's first ...

The lobby of the Loyly sauna, which opened in Helsinki in 2016. Photo Credit: Pekka Keranen The water hit me like a thousand needles. It wasn't uncomfortable, just shocking. Then again, I think that ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...