Hygge, friluftsliv, and fika encourage intentional comfort, outdoor time, and meaningful breaks to combat winter blues.

This undated photo provided by Birch Lane shows their teak candleholder. This year's shelter magazines, decor retailers and lifestyle mavens are touting "hygge," Scandinavian-style coziness, ease, ...

Alexandra Gove, creator of the online and brick-and-mortar shop Hygge Life, shares the home accessories that can make any space a place of hygge—like this cozy blanket and (responsibly sourced) ...

Walking around with a stare so icy you could skate across your corneas? Do you look like you just swallowed a cockroach or watched your Porsche burn in the driveway? Do you long for torrid summer days ...

I’ll be honest: I tend to experience a mild case of the winter blues, and each year I try to prevent it from consuming me. I’ve tried various things to get through the Chicago winters. I’ve tried ...

The nights are long. The weather is cold. Work and family responsibilities can be stressful. You could face it all by giving in to the winter blues. You could trudge to your bed, and put the covers ...

She wrote that winter is the most hygge time of year. “It is candles, nubby woolens, shearling slippers, woven textiles, pastries, blond wood, sheepskin rugs, lattes with milk-foam hearts, and a warm ...

Entering my third winter residing in South Lake Tahoe, I am reminded that living at 6,200 feet is not an easy task. Cold days filled with shoveling snow will soon become our everyday life. However, ...

A version of this article ran in 2018, but in honor of the start of a new year and a new winter, here's some info on this growing tradition. When Kathleen Kennedy Klassen and her family moved from ...

Comfort-seekers, fuzzy slipper-wearers, hot chocolate-drinkers, be glad. There's a word for what you wish for, and it's taking cold-weather climates by storm. Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is the latest ...