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 ...

Although it had been open for less than 48 hours when my husband and I arrived on a frosty December evening, The Hotel Maria in Helsinki already had the aura of an institution. As we glided up to its ...

There’s a word in Finnish which evades translation: löyly. It’s commonly used to describe the steam that rises when water is poured onto hot stones in a sauna. But it also signifies spirit or life ...

The essential guide to baths, saunas, and spa treatments. Finnish cabinet ministers do it, Russian hockey players do it, Koreans do it on a first date. Social bathing—known as "naked communion" in ...

In need of some rest and relaxation? You don't have to go too far for an incredible spa experience. This Ontario Nordic spa is just a road trip from Toronto, and it will whisk you away to Finland. The ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A new Burger King in Helsinki, Finland has devised a brilliant way to distinguish themselves from other burger franchises – serving burgers with a side of spa. Produced ...

The Greek physician Hippocrates may well have been the first sauna aficionado. One can imagine him, circa 400 BC, sitting in a tiny windowless room heated by hot rocks, sweat dripping down his brow, ...

Most people think of spas as health centers. There’s that ubiquitous cucumber spa water, raw vegetable dishes and now, thanks to a new Burger King, Whoppers and Coca-Cola? I can’t tell if it sounds ...