Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — When I received an invitation to a birthday party at a social sauna, my first thought was: "Do I have to be naked?!" ...

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Contemporary sweat baths reflect the country’s architectural past — and propose a future in which simple, sustainable buildings can still be sublime. The lowest and coolest area in traditional Finnish ...

Kari Mokko is a D.C. resident and the press secretary for the Embassy of Finland. A former TV journalist in Finland, Mokko is a hockey fan and a dedicated networker who hosts sauna parties at the ...

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 ...

LONDON — When I received an invitation to a birthday party at a social sauna, my first thought was: "Do I have to be naked?!" Following a hectic 6 p.m. commute on public transit, the tranquility of ...

As people look for low-cost, high reward summer fun, social saunas are reporting a boom in popularity.