Every four years, the global sauna community comes together for the International Sauna Congress. In 2026, Norway hosts the gathering, with events in Oslo from September 24–26. ISC26 is warmly hosted by the Norwegian Sauna Association (Norges Badstulaug). The first
Guest post by Becky Pelkonen Not long ago, after one of our community sessions, someone came up to me with that “I hope you won’t be mad” tone and said, almost apologetically: “I probably won’t be coming anymore. My brother-in-law
Today on the virtual bench we visit with longtime thermal enthusiast, friend, and SaunaTimes contributor Kev who takes us through the public bathhouses in and around Chicago for this Sauna Circuit. As you’ll hear in this episode, Kev is no
We welcome back SaunaTimes coorespondent Kev who brings us to Milwaukee for Hot Spell sauna. Welcome Kev! If Pabst Blue Ribbon is the beer that made Milwaukee famous, Hot Spell Sauna will be the sauna that makes Milwaukee famous! A
Fellow thermal enthusiasts all know, deep in our bones, that good heat knows no borders. When we travel, there’s nothing better than settling onto a sauna bench, making some löyly, and realizing that as sauna becomes more popular, sauna travel
Alcohol, cannabis, and psychedelics are a big part of gathering spaces like clubs and concerts, yet what about when it comes to social bathing? Take a look at recent articles on the bathing boom, and there’s one theme that crops
We started the SaunaTimes map in 2019 with about a dozen locations. Then Covid hit. Nobody was traveling or visiting public sweat bathing facilities, yet we and we had a World Sauna Moment. Now, Sauna Circuit is launching to help
As sauna becomes more popular, more and more people are webbing sauna into their travel, or crafting their own trips focused on visiting saunas as the focal point of their entire journey. As a sauna traveler of 10,000 miles, here
Guest post series continues, please welcome SaunaTimes correspondent Sauna Sam who takes us on a 24 tour of Europe. Welcome Sauna Sam! 24 Hours with Sauna Sam I have taken the Minneapolis to Amsterdam flight so many times that flight
“What a great event” proclaimed Gayle Myers who, with her partner Gary, partook in the recent backyard sauna tour through 10 saunas built by homeowners in backyards in Minneapolis for the Parade of Saunas event. Parade of Saunas 2024 raised
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