National Sauna Week

Esjay Saunas Mobile Sauna Open House In the green space of the Marquette Regional History Center To warm up for National Sauna Week, we are excited to host the mobile sauna built by Storm Juntti, on site at the museum for you to take a look! This open house on Wednesday is just that: Come […]

Cape Ann Finns and Abundance Mobile Sauna return for a third year in celebration of National Sauna Week, February 16-17-18, 2024. Cape Ann Finns and owner, Finn and CAF member Mark Babson, offer post-sauna snacks around an open fire at the Manships Artist Residency.

Sign up with Esjay Saunas for a downtown sauna experience, at the Marquette Regional History Center. A custom built wood-fired mobile sauna will be here for the sled dog weekend Saturday, book your 45 minute sauna session ahead of time here: https://www.esjaysaunas.com/events Step into the museum for restrooms, gift store, and of course the exhibit […]

We are saddling up alongside the Pack River on Sunday February 18th to kick off National Sauna Week! Get fired up in our sauna, & take the trail to the river’s edge to plunge into ice cold waters coming down the Pack River. Our sauna sessions are for a full 50 mins. Each shared, open […]

A winter retreat for your body, mind and soul in Center City, Minnesota. Join Four Elements Nordic Sauna + Wood Pallet Treasures + Green Compass Hemp Wellness for a 2 hour experience that will leave you feeling balanced and restored. Book your time slot for an hour sauna & cold plunge experience paired with a collagen […]

Relax at a one-hour sauna session, with makkara and snacks. Join the pasty (meat pie) making cooking demonstrtion at 2:30 (Central time).

STEAM THROUGH TIME: THE FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE FINNISH SAUNA Sauna advocates and hosts of the podcast The Upper Bench are joined by Helsinki-based Lassi Liikkanen in a discussion about the different eras of Finnish sauna through a historical lens. They will look at how the technology of sauna has shaped the practice of sauna, beginning from shadows […]

Toasty Mobile Saunas is heading to Apex Gym in Bonners Ferry. Join us for a traditional wood-fired sauna session! Sauna to enhance your workout, boost your immune system, and improve your sleep! Gym members, community members, parents, all are welcome. Heat up in the sauna, cool off in the snow, rest around the bonfire. Reserve […]

AMERICA DOESN’T HAVE A SAUNA CULTURE: MYTH OR REALITY? Adam Bamba Tanaka moderates a panel discussion on the “new wave” of sauna culture, delving into the history of authentic sauna in the U.S., reasons for its current popularity, differences in sauna between urban and rural areas, and how the panelists’ businesses are contributing to growing […]

HOT SPOT MINNESOTA: THE STEAM IS ON! From early Finnish immigrants to wellness-centered Millennials and younger generations, Finnish saunas represent an integral part of personal wellness. A panel of sauna enthusiasts and entrepreneurs talk about developments in the Minnesota sauna scene that have attracted a  large community of young people, especially in their 20s and […]

SAUNA: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOLK HEALING AND MAGIC Dalva Lamminmäki and Frank Eld will talk about Finnish sauna culture, within and outside of Finland by asking: Do we still have space for these myths and rituals as part of the experience of taking a sauna, and can we recognize the intangible cultural heritage in our sauna activities?

Celebrating National Sauna Week with Aimee O'Carroll and Jon Gentry from Go'C, a leading architecture firm in Seattle, Washington. Together they will present the two saunas that GO’C has designed and built in Seattle including a floating sauna that explores connections between community, water, and fire; and sauna chapel for a Seattle resident that acts […]

Finlandia Foundation Boston celebrates sauna with a mobile sauna at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street in Newton from Friday to Sunday, February 23-25. There will be buckets of water for rinsing, an outdoor shower with a privacy screen, birch whisks to use in the sauna and a cold water dunk pool located […]

ERIC AHO: LIFE IN CONTRAST – ART AND THE SAUNA Finlandia Foundation National Artist of the Year Eric Aho explores the role that sauna has played in his life and its impact on his painting.

“Sauna: History and Construction” presented by Mike Potsaid and Erwin Kann. Breakfast from 8–10 am of pannukakku, the traditional Finnish oven pancake, and pulla. Vendors and baked goods sale. Sauna Museum open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; X-C skiing, snowshoeing or hiking from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

A public forum to discuss the possibilities of a public sauna in the area. Inspired by the “new” public saunas going up in Finland, the idea has been raised here. National Sauna Week is a good time to talk about the possibilities of more public saunas in the Keweenaw. The forum is free and open […]

Finlandia Foundation Boston celebrates sauna with a mobile sauna at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street in Newton from Friday to Sunday, February 23-25. There will be buckets of water for rinsing, an outdoor shower with a privacy screen, birch whisks to use in the sauna and a cold water dunk pool located […]

Finlandia Foundation Boston celebrates sauna with a mobile sauna at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street in Newton from Friday to Sunday, February 23-25. There will be buckets of water for rinsing, an outdoor shower with a privacy screen, birch whisks to use in the sauna and a cold water dunk pool located […]

Take a self-guided tour of Copper Country Saunas throughout the central Keweenaw! Each one unique, set off on an afternoon adventure discovering the saunas that reside within the community. Tickets will contain a map and list of addresses for the tour. Tickets are $10, and only available for purchase physically during Sauna Week (Feb. 18-24): […]