Elina Mäkinen was the first Finnish woman to complete the Ice Mile. Here are her top ice bathing experiences, from plunges under the Northern Lights to paying homage to Arctic gods.

Elina Mäkinen, based in Muonio, Lapland, in winters ... These rustic lakeside cabins offer accommodation and a wood-fired sauna by the lakeside – borrow the provided woollen socks to stay ...

Guests can sleep almost at one with nature at the Invisible Forest Lodge, a new option near Lapland’s capital Rovaniemi ... Meanwhile, in Sweden, the Treehotel at Lulea has spaceship-like cabins set ...

Since the late 1970s, Lapland Lake has been a beloved destination for outdoor enthusiasts. But there's a "little bit" more to ...

Social media influencers have been flocking to Tshahkajärvi lake to take exactly the same photograph, with not a thought for ...

On a trip to Lapland, the northernmost region in Finland, I fulfilled my dream of staying in a real igloo. It was cheaper and ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer behind 1967 hit single “The Oogum Boogum Song” and who formed his own record label in the Seventies, has died at the age of 83. Wood’s death was confirmed by ...

FREE TO READ] Aided by dogs, reindeer and an 18-hour sleeper train, novelist Sarah Perry sets out in search of the aurora ...

Brenton Wood, the soul singer and songwriter best known for “The Oogum Boogum Song,” has died at 83. Per Entertainment Weekly, Wood died in his sleep of natural causes at his home in Moreno ...

Tourists seem to be drawn to a particular corner of Tshahkajärvi lake in the far north of Lapland. People from Finland, as well as places like the UK, Germany and Taiwan, often hike in the area, ...