July 26, 2007

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All About The Finnish Sauna

Saunas first came into existence in Finland, around 2000 years ago. The tradition of the sauna has continued to this day. Currently, Finland has five million citizens, and more than two million saunas. That’s an average of one sauna for every household. Saunas are considered a necessity in Finland, rather than the luxury they are seen as elsewhere in the world. There’s even a sauna in the Finnish Parliament!

The traditional sauna is made of wood, and heated with rocks. Originally, Finnish sauna rocks were heated by wood fires. Then, later, the entire sauna became wood heated, first by an open fire inside the sauna, and then by metal wood stoves. Now, it’s more likely for the sauna rocks to be heated electrically or by gas, though there are still traditional wood heated saunas. Modern sauna heaters allow the sauna to be ready faster, however.
Finnish saunas are around 175-200 degrees Fahrenheit. Water is thrown onto the stones that heat the sauna to produce steam, which makes the sauna feel even hotter than it already is. Periodically, people using the sauna may use birch boughs to beat themselves. This is […]

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