Plunging into icy water on a freezing day seems crazy, and in many ways, it is. But, ice swimming or avanto swimming is a lot of fun and can do your health a world good.
You can't visit Finland without taking a trip to one of the nation's two million saunas. Here, getting steamy is a normal part of life, and dates all the way back to 1112.
The Finnish are famous for displaying as many feelings as an introverted Buddist monk, making it hard for visitors to know what makes them happy. With this in mind, we’ve put together five foolproof ways to make a Finnish person so full of glee that they may even show it.