She was stunned when gym-goers entered with workout clothes, sneakers, and phones. Viewers were dismayed by "sauna culture" in the US, given their sacred status in Scandinavia. A Finnish creator who's ...

THE SAUNA AT THE FINNISH PERM REP, BRUSSELS — It’s very hot in here. But not hot enough, according to my Finnish hosts. The time has come for a ladle’s worth of water to be poured onto the pile of ...

Less than five minutes after my arrival on the reindeer farm, I inadvertently ask a personal, extremely inappropriate question. "How many reindeer do you have?" I inquire, innocently. Scandalized, the ...

A Finnish creator who's been living in Los Angeles for six years sparked a viral wave of dismay about "sauna culture" in America after sharing an experience that left her shocked and unlikely to enter ...