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National Sauna Week

Finlandia Foundation National hosts a week-long celebration of the authentic Finnish bathing tradition, with free online programming and on a variety of sauna-related topics, joined by events at FFN chapters across the country.

MI: Sauna Week Exhibits

See sauna week art poster exhibits, featuring Calumet Debbie Paver’s winning poster. Learn about sauna culture and history through stories and see a Finnish Log Building exhibit. Copper Island Academy […]

MN: Sauna With Us

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 […]

ID: Sauna and Pack River Plunge

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 […]

IL: Sauna Celebration

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

Virtual: Sauna Quest with Aarne and Steve

Longtime friends and sauna enthusiasts Steve Leppälä, a former environmental regulator who describes himself as voluntarily unemployed, and Arne Vainio, a family practice MD in Cloquet, Minnesota, share humorous stories of their sessions at Steve’s basement sauna at his home and at other locations—including Finland—in search of sauna experiences to write home about.

MI: Sauna Stories

Quincy Green Hancock, Michigan

Record your sauna memories! “Sauna Stories” is an oral history project from the Finnish Theme Committee of Hancock. This is a recorded audio and visual project inspired by NPR’s StoryCorps. All are welcome to share their most treasured sauna memory, history, or experience for the camera and/or microphone. Whether the traditions of the sauna are […]

Virtual: Steam Through 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 […]

ID: Sauna With Us

Apex Gym Bonners Ferry, Idaho

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 […]

MI: Community Sauna Sessions

Superior Steam Sauna Eagle Harbor, Michigan

Sauna with a Superior view---Lake Superior! In celebration of National Sauna Week we want you to bring a friend and enjoy the calm together and connect with others. Use code SAUNAWEEK at checkout in the community social sessions and save 50% off your friend's ticket. Purchase tickets at lakesuperiorsteam.com Social sessions are 75 minutes in […]