FFN “JUST ADD SAUNA” INSTAGRAM CONTEST
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: Check out FFN on Instagram for a chance to win TWO Marimekko robes plus sauna bathing goodies! For details: Finlandia Foundation Instagram
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ONLINE: SAUNA WARS
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT Six experts weigh in on the differences, merits and controversies surrounding traditional, wood-heated Finnish saunas and other, recently introduced methods. You could win a copy of The Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design by Lassi A. Liikkanen. Click for details: REGISTER BY Saturday, Feb. 19
ONLINE: OPPOSITE OF COLD
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: Author Michael Nordskog and photographer Aaron W. Hautala talk about creating this tribute to the history, culture and practice of sauna in the Upper Midwest. You could win a copy of their book! Click for details: REGISTER BY Sunday, Feb. 20
ONLINE: SAUNA AND WELLNESS
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: Dr. Hans Hägglund discusses his findings about the effect of sauna on health. You could win a copy of Carita Harju's book Sauna:The Finnish Way of Life. Click for details: REGISTER BY Monday, Feb. 21
MI: Sauna Talk
Marquette Regional History Center Marquette, MI, United StatesIn celebration of National Sauna Week, Lake Superior Chapter President Ron Hill will give a presentation about the sauna as part of the museum's annual meeting program. Refreshments will be served.
ONLINE: Ismo and Miska Go Sauna
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: Finnish comedians Ismo Leikola and Miska Kajunas compare saunas typically found in American gyms with the traditional saunas of Finland. At the FFN YouTube channel beginning February 24
SAUNA CINEMA: STEAM OF LIFE
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: To close out National Sauna Week, Finlandia Foundation National is please to present this special online opportunity to screen the acclaimed 2010 documentary about Finnish men, and the national obsession with sauna. With English subtitles. Below find the link and password to view the film.
ONLINE: SAUNA DIPLOMACY
FFN NATIONAL SAUNA WEEK EVENT: Learn from Press Counselor Pasi Rajala how the sauna is an unusual but effective setting for diplomatic relations at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C. You could win a prize package of imported Finnish mustard, pea soup and more! Click for details: REGISTER BY Wed., Feb. 23
MA: Sauna Week Celebration
Saima Park Fitchburg, MA, United StatesNational Sauna Week festivities in Fitchburg: Pannukakku Breakfast: Finnish oven pancake; Loaves of coffee bread also for sale. Vendors: artist Karen Kemp, Lark Knits, Son of a Bee. Raivaaja Foundation will have an information table. Proof of full vaccination status and masks required. 10:30am: "Wife" Carrying Contest! Contestants must be at least 18 years of […]
MA: Sauna Celebration
The Finnish Center at Saima Park Fitchburg, MA, United StatesNational Sauna Week festivities include: Finnish Pannukakku Breakfast (8-10 a.m.), Wife Carrying Contest (10:30 a.m.); visit the former sauna, now preserved as a museum (11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.); X-C ski, snowshoe or hike the beautiful, groomed trails (limited equipment available to borrow); Finnish coffee bread and hot drinks available (10 a.m.-3 p.m.).