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What happens to the immune system after 30 minutes in a sauna

A new study from Finland found that 30 minutes in a sauna rapidly increase levels of white blood cells.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN
The health benefits of sauna
A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Finland announces 100-year study to uncover why Finns are so happy

The study will track about 200,000 children born between 2026 and 2029, along with their families, throughout their lives.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A guest sits in the outdoor sauna, gazing into the surrounding forest as the quiet heat blends seamlessly with the natural stillness of Slowness.

Just 30 minutes of sauna time tied to a sharper immune response

In a controlled trial, volunteers showed significant changes in inflammatory markers, heart rate and blood pressure after one session, a result that surprised researchers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

US Senate backs Finland and Sweden's joining NATO

The Senate voted 95 to 1 to support the ratification of the two countries' accession documents.

AUGUST 4, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.

Finland seizes hundreds of Russian freight cars as EU sanctions bite

Finnish bailiff authority said it has frozen assets of a few dozen Russian and Belarusian individuals and legal entities, including transportation firms

JULY 5, 2022ByREUTERS
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks during the plenary session at the Finnish parliament in Helsinki, Finland, May 16, 2022.

Can NATO reverse course after caving to Ankara’s demands? - analysis

Ankara now uses every opportunity to blackmail NATO, refusing requests or threatening other members, to get what it wants.

JUNE 29, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the parliament, last month.

Turkey drops objection to Finland, Sweden joining NATO

"Our foreign ministers signed a trilateral memorandum which confirms that Turkey will ... support the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO," Finnish President Niinisto said.

JUNE 28, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberga, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu react after signing a document during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 28, 2022.

Erdogan will ensure Putin's fears of NATO expansion are unrealized - opinion

Turkey's Erdogan is blocking Finland and Sweden from joining NATO - something that Putin is glad of.

JUNE 27, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
FROM LEFT: Finland’s Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden’s Ambassador to NATO Axel Wernhoff attend a ceremony to mark the applications for membership of Sweden and Finland, in Brussels, last month.

Turkey tells US it wants 'concrete steps' from Finland, Sweden for NATO bids

Turkey has objected to the two countries joining the Western defense alliance.

MAY 31, 2022ByREUTERS
NATO, Turkish, Swedish and Finnish flags are seen in this illustration taken May 18, 2022.

What will Putin’s next step be? - comment

The massive humanitarian crisis that is currently taking place in Ukraine rekindled the centrality, importance and forcefulness of NATO.

MAY 28, 2022ByANAT HOCHBERG-MAROM
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council Presidium at the Kremlin, last week.

Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says

Turkey has expressed opposition to the two Scandinavian countries' inclusion into NATO based on allegations that they harbored people linked to a Kurdish militant group.

MAY 24, 2022ByREUTERS
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto signs a petition for NATO membership application in Helsinki, Finland May 17, 2022.

Erdogan discusses NATO concerns with Finland and Sweden

Turkey says Sweden and Finland harbor people linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group and followers of Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during the NATO summit at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2021.

As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Weeks-long siege ends at Azovstal, Russia says | Russia intensifies offensive in Donbas | Russia stops Finland gas flows over payment dispute.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Emergency management specialists gather near a burnt tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022.