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 ...

In a small, enclosed room, people sit side by side on wooden benches. Water thrown on hot stones releases clouds of scalding steam and temperatures soar to a scolding 80C. This is sauna bathing, a ...

FITCHBURG — Saunas are not only a part of our daily lives but play a role in some Finnish holiday festivities and the Finnish Center at Saima Park is excited to invite the community to celebrate them.

Though the general health benefits of sauna bathing have been known for a long time, the use of saunas for preventing brain diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease, is a more recent subject of research. In ...

Beginners should start with a few minutes in the sauna and work up to 20 minutes. More than 30 minutes can lead to muscle fatigue and longer recovery after exercise. It's not recommended. People with ...

Jim Pitcher, co-owner of Sauna Life with his wife Terri Pitcher, is pictured with a portable sauna Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Rochester. ROCHESTER — Two Med City entrepreneurs want to bring the ...