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 ...

A few years ago, a classmate in a nonfiction creative writing course I took in college turned in an essay that I've never quite forgotten: a 25-page piece all about her Finnish origin and her family's ...

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I love a good steam room or sauna at a hotel or gym, but only if I'm alone in the space. For me, it's just not relaxing sitting in a confined, windowless room getting hot and sweaty among semi-naked ...

In the summer, I can simply rock my van up to any wild-swimming spot, go for a quick paddle, and be air-dried in minutes. In ...

First we roasted sausages over an open fire next to a lake. At dusk it was time for the sauna (the only Finnish word in the English dictionary). I had no clue what I was doing, so I followed the Finns ...