My great-great-grandfather (Axel Laine, a Finnish immigrant) and his wife bought 100 acres of heavily forested land adjoining a small lake near Bigfork, Minn., in 1949. While he engaged in logging and ...

Near Helsinki, expat designer Jussi-Pekka Kajaala and Olympic medalist Adam Rippon build a tiny summerhouse dedicated to Finland’s favorite pastime. A view of the sauna building before the patio and ...

My family has owned lakeshore property in central Minnesota for more than 60 years. My uncles bought this property after serving in World War II. It steadily has been improved as the years passed.

The first thing to know about Finnish saunas is that they’re everywhere. You’ll find them in urban apartment buildings and rickety forest cottages; they’re part of trendy seaside hangouts, floating ...

When Kal Barker's parents got married one of the most important first tasks for his dad was to build his new Finnish wife a sauna; in their Cheshire farmhouse. Kal explains: "The sauna was Mum's first ...

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 ...

An unusual piece of Olympic history is to be protected for future generations. Tucked away in the grounds of Cobdown House, in Ditton, is a modest prefabricated wooden hut which was Finland’s ...

Tucked away in the grounds of a payroll and HR company in Kent is a small piece of Olympic history. Set in the grounds of Cobdown House, Ditton, is a modest prefabricated hut which was Finland’s ...