Helsinki's Allas Sea Pool offers a view of a Ferris wheel and an office building designed by Alvar Aalto. Geraldine Friedrich/dpa Helsinki's urban area contains more than 300 islands, with the total ...

At the Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki, a brand-new exhibition, Aalto Design -- Shapes of Wellbeing, will open in June 2026. The exhibition explores how Aalto's design philosophy fostered ...

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, debuted in Allianz Partners ' Top 20 European Holiday Destination Index 2024 for U.S. travelers with the highest five-point jump. However, the capital is not the only ...

In 2020, Finnish sauna culture was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, recognizing it as a living tradition passed from generation to another.

HELSINKI − Juuso Raukola uses the sauna in his home every single day. So do his wife and children. Raukola's parents do the same with their sauna, in their house, his friends and work colleagues in ...

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Eurovision has sparked global curiosity about one of Finland’s most iconic traditions: the sauna. But for many, the idea of stepping into one comes with uncertainty — do you have to be naked, is ...

Finland, known as the happiest country in the world, has a secret that the rest of the globe has neglected to discover and eagerly pursue. It's a staple of Finnish culture — a way of being — and it's ...

The Finns and the Russians made it to the end of the song. Their teammates, not so much. The Avalanche’s trip to Finland wouldn’t have been complete without a team visit to the sauna — and an ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The view from the Ursa Observatory at Kaivopuisto park, on the southern tip of Helsinki, encapsulates the ruggedness of the Finnish ...