In the Deep Past
Ancient Peoples and the Sauna
The term "Sauna" is the only Finnish word to be incorporated into the English dictionary. The legacy of modern sauna culture is based on the traditions of Finland. Finland may have the oldest and continuous Sauna Culture, reaching 9000 years into the past. However, this practice is documented all over the world, showing us how important this practice has been to humankind since the dawn of recorded history and beyond.
Traditional Finnish Dry Sauna
Ancient Greek & Roman Bathhouses
Nordic Sweat Lodges
Turkish Baths
Japanese Sauna
Russian Sauna
Traditional Finnish
Dry Sauna
There are more Saunas in Finland than people. 90% of Finns Sauna once per week.
The Finnish origin of the Sauna is thought to have begun up to 9000 years ago. The story begins in the cold dark forest of Finland. The stone age ancestors found relief from the brutal cold by heating rocks in hand dug pits in the woods.
The Sauna became a place of healing and cleansing. It was used for women to give birth.
What is Lölyl?
Finnish term for the steam
Fun Facts:
There are more Saunas in Finland than people.
90% of Finns visit the Sauna once per week.
Finnland is ranked #1 Happiest Country on Earth every year since 2018-2026 (data.worldhappiness.report/table)
Ancient Greek & Roman Bathhouses
Hot therapy played such a critical role in ancient Greece and Rome, they build grand bathhouses. The engineering was impressive. The Laconicum was the superheated dry sweating room. Patrons would then visit the Frigidarium, the cold bath room.
The engineering was astounding. Early baths used natural hot springs as the heat source. Later, large furnaces and boilers sent hot air through hollow walls to supply the Saunas with steam. The leftover hot water was used for hot baths and was cleverly designed to naturally circulate water by convection.
Bathhouse were build across the Mediterranean and cost two Denarii (roman currency), making it available for the common folk, as well as the Roman elite.
Ancient Nordic
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Japanese Sauna
Sauna Culture in Japan is thriving. This is a relatively new addition to the Japanese culture. During the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Japanese athletes observed
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