It is day 4 into Glenn’s 50 saunas in 12 days in Finland journey. This evening we are visiting with Satu Freyberg, Head of International Marking and Carita Harju, Founder and Executive Director, of Sauna from Finland.
It’s been over thirty years since Glenn has been to Finland. He was there as a young man, a college student hitchhiking around. It was at that time when Glenn discovered and fell in love with authentic sauna. This upcoming
It was a perfectly rainy early June afternoon for this Sauna Talk session at my cabin. We road tripped together to experience National Sauna Day in Embarrass, MN. What better way to get right into nature, and all get on the same
It was a cold Minnesota winter’s evening when we gathered in my backyard sauna. We get started talking about the cold, sort out our beers for the night, talk about making nICE mugs, and Minnesota Wild apparel. I hope you
Ok, the facts are in: spending more time in the sauna may lead to a longer and healthier life, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The interweb has been aglow News has been spreading like wild fire. And
The Wall Street Journal is back at it. WSJ journalist Anne Marie Chaker wrote this feature for the Dec. 29, 2010 front page. In today’s issue we have this article about sauna and architecture in Finland. Clicking through to view
As mentioned in this video here, many country and lakeside saunas don’t have electricity. In Finland and everywhere, many traditional saunas were built before electricity. Also, many saunas are built away from the main house, cabin, cottage. To the
Wonderful three minute visual escape to experience the Finnish Archipelago outside Turku. EDITORS NOTE: Drinking plenty of water, absolutamente. Eating even snacks is best reserved for after sauna vs. before sauna. We’ll chalk this off to Ruben Alonso being famished
Here’s a wonderfully short article from Anja Mutic, a New York based photographer and travel writer who shares with us her first sauna experience. A great place to start: Kotiharjun Sauna “the only remaining public wood-burning sauna in Helsinki is
The Finnish Sauna Society (Suomen Saunaseura) is a private club for sauna enthusiasts. Membership is required and folks gather to utilize the saunas by the shores of the Baltic Sea outside Helskinki, Finland. Linked Google article is here, as well
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