In Finland, sauna bathing has been a way of life for 10,000 years. There are an estimated 3.3 million saunas throughout the country and 5.6 million residents-saunas are found at home, at work, in gyms ...

Nicole Sweeney and Dave Nelson embraced Scandinavian sauna culture while living in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009. There, they said, people treat a session of sitting in a very hot room like a daily ...

Sweating in the sauna is the theme of Bara Bada Bastu, the offbeat song by the group KAJ, representing Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in May. This humorous Swedish track celebrates one ...

Saunas are inseparable from the culture of Nordic countries and they are increasing in popularity as a result of their many physical and mental health benefits. Their projects are usually quite ...

Sauna culture is universally familiar to Finns and the first Finnish element on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Sauna is mentioned in the earliest texts in Finnish ...

Saunas have many health benefits including improved cardiovascular health and a boost in immune system. But there are risks ...

The home sauna surge fits squarely into the rise of wellness design, where architecture meets longevity science. "Houses with ...

Renowned for its quality of life, Helsinki was recently recognised as one of the best destinations in the world for a ...

DULUTH, Minn. — Growing up in Cloquet, Minn., Steve Johnson would go to his friend’s Finnish sauna. They would stock the stove with wood and light a fire. Later they would toss water on the heated ...

Saunas offer a medication-free way to relax and socialize, and recent studies show health benefits too: sitting in an enclosure where a wood stove or electric heater has pushed temperatures of 195 ...