Katja Pantzar

is a Helsinki-based freelance journalist and author of several non-fiction books including The Finnish Way, a bestselling book about Nordic wellbeing and resilience ("sisu"), which has been translated into 24 different languages. Her newest book The Power of Hot & Cold: From Sauna to Sea has just been published in the UK. A unique collaboration with sauna expert Carita Harju, it is the first-ever international title on Finnish contrast therapy – the age-old tradition of combining sauna with a cold-water dip – written from an inclusive perspective.