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 ...

On my second day in Finland, I rode the Helsinki Metro four stops out from the centre and emerged in suburbia – which, this being Finland, turned out to be a lovely island with parks and beaches.

John Sievers learns about kvass, the importance of both heat and cold, and why a donut is an important way to finish your experience.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exterior of a Wooden Sauna in Finland Harri Tarvainen/Courtesy of Visit Finland Finland, known as the happiest country in the ...

“Koti” means “home” in Finnish, which makes it a perfect name for the Finnish sauna that is literally in Kristina Erickson’s backyard. Erickson grew up in Oregon, but she spent almost every summer on ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Christopher and Julie Rice sat naked in the sauna, sweating in its 180-degree heat. In the crisp air outside, they then played a few hands of cribbage and noshed on pickles and ...