Books
FINNISH SAUNA – Steam, Wood, Stone and how to build your own.
Presentation of some sauna books published in 2025 in English , by Lassi Liikkanen
The books presented here include: Emma O’Kelly: Wild Sauna. Best outdoor saunas in Britain Glenn Auerbach: Sauna build. From start to finish. Katariina Kailo: Sauna culture, Sweat and Spirituality. On the Architectonics and Cosmology of Sacred Space. Katja Pantzar:...
SWEAT HOUSE – THE NEW AND ANCIENT IRISH SAUNA TRADITION
Around Ireland saunas have become new hubs of community as thousands of people are being drawn to the powerful forces of fire, water, steam and sweat. Sweathouse threads together the 3,000-year-old tradition of sauna in Ireland and reveals for the first time how this...
SOCIAL SAUNA – BATHING & WELLBEING
Social Sauna Bathing & Wellbeing: A Warm Path to Health and Community In the heart of the wellness movement, an ancient tradition is making a remarkable comeback, offering more than just a sweat session. Social sauna bathing,...
Taidesauna – Art Sauna
The Serlachius Museums Art Sauna is a fresh architectural reinterpretation of the traditional Finnish sauna. Rounding out the existing ensemble of buildings on the grounds of the Serlachius Museum Gösta in Mänttä, Art Sauna invites visitors on a unique journey for all...
Sauna – The Power of Deep Heat
By Emma O'Kelly This beautiful and timely book will appeal to anyone looking to deepen their experience, with or without the added joy of a cold swim.' Kate Rew, author of The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook' An essential guide to a movement reborn, blending modernity and...
Building a Traditional Finnish Smoke Sauna
The Essence of Finnish Sauna Culture: Finland is renowned for its sauna culture, an integral part of Finnish life and a key to understanding the nation's happiness and resilience, even in the depths of winter. Among various sauna types, the smoke sauna holds a special...
The Sauna Is Full of Maids
Cheryl J. Fish first visited Finland as a Fulbright professor in 2007. Since then she has returned many times to research protest and resistance to mining and extraction in Arctic Fennoscandia in the works of Sami filmmakers, photographers, and artists. However, the...
Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design
by Lassi A. Liikkanen About the Book Recent studies have established Finnish sauna bathing as a source of numerous health benefits. To enjoy the long-term effects, as well as immediate gratification from sauna bathing, one needs a proper Finnish sauna. For the first...
Without the Banya We Would Perish: A History of the Russian Bathhouse
by Ethan Pollock In the parilka, the wooden steam room at the heart of every Russian banya, a stove heats a pile of stones. When the stones are red-hot, water is thrown onto them, raising billows of light steam. Reclining or standing on wooden benches, bathers sweat...