Wisconsin’s seeing more saunas pop up, but heat bathing has been part of Upper Midwest culture for over a century. It’s largely thanks to the Finnish immigrants who settled along Lake Superior.

There’s a word in Finnish which evades translation: löyly. It’s commonly used to describe the steam that rises when water is poured onto hot stones in a sauna. But it also signifies spirit or life ...

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 ...