Elina Mäkinen was the first Finnish woman to complete the Ice Mile. Here are her top ice bathing experiences, from plunges under the Northern Lights to paying homage to Arctic gods.

Finland's freezing northeast can appear inhospitable but there are still plenty of places to visit, and great views of the ...

The sauna side of the Felsland Badeparadies in Dahn, Germany, includes a garden with several wooden sauna huts. In the Finnish sauna, dry heat reaches a temperature of 203 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

From traditional models to high-tech infrared options, here are the very best home saunas to help you get serious about your ...

Finland's sauna culture, part of Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, dates back thousands of years, and ice bathing has always gone hand in hand with wintry sauna sessions.

EAST LANSING — A seasonal outdoor sauna park will occupy space on a half-acre lot off West Grand River Avenue near Michigan State University's campus at least through the end of April. East Lansing ...

In Finland, and especially Tampere, it’s deeper than that. The public saunas of Tampere are places to meet, catch up with friends and generally let off ‘steam’ – a bit like the Finnish ...

More and more people throughout Portland are discovering the spiritual and recreational benefits of sweating in the winter.

I am sitting in Finland’s oldest public sauna, Rajaportti, accompanied by a sauna healer. For the first time in months I can breathe deep into my lungs, my mind focussed on this moment.