Elina Mäkinen was the first Finnish woman to complete the Ice Mile. Here are her top ice bathing experiences, from plunges ...

How do you embrace sub-zero temperatures? If you're Finnish, you dive right in - literally! From icy dips to slumbers in snow ...

Above the Arctic Circle, this lively resort encapsulates the wild heart of Finnish Lapland — and hits its stride in winter, with snowy woodland walks, frozen lakes and reindeer encounters.

Getty Images Reindeer herding is the main livelihood for many Sami indigenous people in the Lapland region that includes Arctic regions of Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Russia's Kola Peninsula.

I had forgotten the magical feeling of the Christmas build-up. It was only after my daughter spotted an old family photo on her great-granny’s mantle piece that I began thinking about the childhood ...

Kuusamo in Finnish Lapland is listed on Tui’s website as a “low-key town” where tourists can visit a reindeer farm and meet Father Christmas. However, after a run of warm temperatures and ...

But I’ve skipped ahead… Taking a Christmas trip to Lapland was something that ... and a presentation on the history of reindeer farming in Finland. A bit long for the children, but fascinating ...

More than 600,000 people annually visit Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi in ...

We were on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to Lapland in Finland, and hearing 'figgy pudding ... sessions for all the main excursions, including reindeer sightings, husky rides, and snowmobiling.

In fact, I found myself thinking the exact same thing the next day as our reindeer-pulled sled slipped across the fresh snow ...