From the sauna window, your gaze stretches out over a boundless white kingdom, the snow-covered fells of Kuusamo. Every now and then a skier whooshes past and steals a curious glance inside. The ...

Does a 40km/h mountain coaster in snowy Ruka really deliver thrills? We took a winter ride to find out.

The 20km mass start free event wrapped up the first weekend of the 2025-26 Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland.

Nearing the end of his second decade with the U.S. Ski Team, head cross-country coach Matt Whitcomb said he doesn’t get as nervous when generational talents retire from his squad. “People fill in,” he ...

Jessie Diggins emerged from a group of the world’s best cross-country skiers to win at the season-opening World Cup stop in Ruka, Finland, on Sunday. Diggins, the most decorated cross-country skier in ...

Saunas, foraged berries, and a riverside hut on a multi-day paddle in Oluanka National Park. Ken Whiting seeks out saunas, foraged berries, and a riverside hut on a multi-day paddle in Oluanka ...

In just her 18th-career World Cup start, Vail’s Liz Lemley earned her fourth podium on Saturday. The Ski and Snowboard Club Vail alumna placed second in the World Cup moguls season opener in Ruka, ...

Nov 26 (Reuters) - The sub-zero temperatures in Ruka in northern Finland took their toll on Swedish cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson during a 20 km mass start event on Sunday as he lost all ...

Norwegians Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Kristine Stavås Skistad triumphed in cross-country ski sprints at the World Cup meet in Ruka, Finland on Saturday. Five-times World Cup champion Klæbo looked the ...

From reindeer sleigh rides to floodlit pistes beneath the northern lights, Finnish Lapland offers a winter escape that goes far beyond skiing – and families can’t get enough of it ...