Whether they’re sweating in the sauna or plunging into an ice-cold lake, it seems that the Finns love extremes. And with winter just around the corner, there’s no better time to indulge in the ...

A sculptural white staircase lit by a skylight connects an open-plan living space to a mezzanine floor inside this house in Finland by Avanto Architects (+ slideshow). Avanto designed the villa in the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Situated in Espoo, a small town in the outskirts of Helsinki, whose growth has rendered it almost ...

Heta-Jemina Pudas is the owner of the only public bathhouse in Lapland where people ice-plunge straight in the Baltic Sea, not in a lake or a pool. Ms Pudas reveals all the secrets for a pleasant, ...