Guide to Traditional Finnish Sauna 

There are so many buckets it's suspicious.. :D

@@Povhc Then again maybe not. Buckets are to Finns what boxes are to cats so maybe this guy got lucky. :D

@@Ama-Elaini Yes. Just yes.

Sauna on kiva paikka, mutta välillä se on vaan tekosyy juoda lisää.

In newer traditional saunas is the bathing room connected to the sauna by a door or is it usually a separate building next to it?

@@shooteracegaming8202 The bathing room is always next to the sauna. It is good to have both wet spaces close to each other. Taking sauna means cleansing / washing.

Usually no, but if the sauna comes a bit too hot then it might be a good reason to let in a little cold air :)

@@mikael.kunnari thank you

Thanks! Mixing hot and cold water is essential for washing yourself. It’s pretty uncomfortable to either wash with super cold or super hot water

I have never heard about that although im finnish. I think its nothing than just a recommendation. I always eat before/after sauna and I have never noticed anything. PS: sorry for bad english

Depends on what you want I've heard apple tree wood makes the fire super hot

For burning - birch is the traditional pick. It'll burn like hellfire, burns clean and it evens comes with its own tinder. Its a great firewood for sauna's, though make sure to temper the fire somewhat as birch can go well above 100 degrees Celcius if you leave it on full blast. From personal experience ash and alder work well, having a slightly lower temperature than birch but in return burning longer, which means less hassle. Maple and oak are solid picks if you have them. Pine and spruce don't burn that long, tend to crackle and can make a mess - especially if it hasn't ben aged that long and it start bleeding sap due to the heat. They'll get the job done in a pinch and are a readily available, economic option. I personally have good experience burning aged pine alongside birch - since that's what I have growing over here. But everyone has their own picks based on availability and preferences.

@@Apoc2K i've heard that apple wood burns really hot because of how dense it is

It doesn't matter if the water is hot or cold i think My physics teacher once tried it and found out it makes no difference

@@antsarumae4659wouldn't it break the stones eventually?

@@anlasma7942 the water won't make the stones cold so nope

As a Finnish person him saying 60-80degrees celcius is very wrong. 80 is seen as minimum and 100-120 is very normal (210-250 degrees fahrenheit).

175-180F is optimal temperature.. anymore can be detrimental for long periods. 100C boils water. Probably not good for your body.

Greg BP I agree with genelode and Mary Hill that 200+ degrees F is best. I'm first gen Finnish American and have taken saunas all my life (60 years+) both electric and wood stove. I've built one of each. I recently just out of curiosity took my temperature after taking a sauna at 200 degrees F and my body temperature was normal. I guess that since the sauna is dry the evaporation of water from your skin still works to keep you from having a fever from the heat. If it were too hot, millions of us Finns would be dropping like flies, but that has not happened yet. After a hot sauna I sleep really well! Just monitor how you feel and step out for a little while till you recover and then go back in for another session. Enjoy!

My wife is part Finn and she seems to have that naturally occurring antifreeze in the blood. Me, I just get dizzy. Pretty weak game :D

@@genelode I was surprised as well by him saying that. Most people here in Czechia would do sauna somewhere around 90°C on average, but going over 100°C is perfectly normal.