6 sounds with tag sauna
  • Finnish Sauna Part I: Gathering Water from the Lake

    Water is essential part of Sauna. It is used for bathing and also ”löyly” for which there is not a good translation. Most commonly used translation...
  • Finnish Sauna Part II: Lighting the Stove (kiuas)

    Sauna in it’s form known in the western world, originates From Finland. In Finland alone there were 3,2 million saunas (in 2013), which is a considerable...
  • Finnish Sauna Part III: Filling the Water Tank

    The bathing water is heated in a metal tank that is located in it’s own compartment of Kiuas. In the audio you can hear the sound that the water makes...
  • Finnish Sauna Part IV: Löyly

    Löyly, also translated to sauna steam is an act where the bather throws water into the hot sauna stones. The steam vapor which it creates clears the air...
  • Finnish Sauna Part V: Bath Broom Vasta

    Finnish bath broom vasta (or vihta depending on the dialect) is a bundle made of birch twigs. It is a fundamental part of the traditional sauna culture...
  • Wood Stove Sauna

    The sauna forms an integral part of Finnish Christmas celebrations. One should visit the sauna in the afternoon of the Eve, before Christmas dinner. The...