Learn about the Sámi people of the Sápmi region, spanning Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northwest Russia, in this week's episode of "Lost Cultures: Living Legacies." ...

Kristina Andla, born in Klaipėda, found home in Estonia, where she built a finance career and became active in the Lithuanian ...

Far from his native Finland and married to an American, he still cherishes the traditions with which he grew up. "Our Christmas is the 24th, so it would either be the 24th in the morning that ...

it is customary in Finland to honour your ancestors ... and is even mentioned in Christmas carols. Sweden's Yule Goat tradition dates all the way back to at least the 11th century.

families in Finland visit the cemetery to light candles on the graves of their deceased family members and ancestors. Christmas sauna is another tradition followed in Finland, where the family ...

said the 1885-built Hamilton Princess features no shortage of holiday traditions and spectacular displays for guests and visitors to enjoy. “The annual Christmas tree and gingerbread displays ...

One of the biggest celebrations of the year, Christmas is steeped in tradition and folklore ... According to the Finnish National Statistics Centre, sauna bathing is one of the most important ...

At Saima Park, the Finnish spirit of cooperation prevailed ... hats have now become part of the generalized American Christmas culture, but they began as mischievous and solitary winter elves ...

This tradition is also popular in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, and Croatia. Many people in Finland celebrate Christmas with a trip to the sauna. In Finland (and many other ...

New Delhi, December 17 (ANI): Finnish Ambassador to India, Kimmo Lähdevirta, attended the premiere of the documentary 'All I Want for Christmas', a film that highlights the struggles and hopes of ...

The mystical Finnish pagan figure of ‘Joulupukki’ had stamped a rather mystical notion of the Christmas season to my understanding as a child,” she said. “When I arrived in Canada as a teenager, I ...

A steaming hot sauna, softly illuminated and filled with the fragrant aroma of birch leaves, is a centuries-old Finnish tradition intended to bring calmness, harmony and peace before the start of ...