Join renowned sweat bathing guru Mikkel Aaland, the celebrated author of the 1970s classic "Sweat", in a captivating documentary series that takes you on an extraordinary journey around the globe. Nearly 45 years after his initial exploration, Aaland revisits the...
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...
Finlandia Foundation has declared the last week of February “National Sauna Week,” to build awareness and appreciation of this aspect of Finnish and Finnish-American culture, with activities, online programming and a wealth of information to come to the FFN website....
Remember last year when we met at the Assembly of Traditional Bathing has taken place in Kaunas on 28-30? Which revealed the rich tapestry of bathing traditions across cultures? It's fascinating to think about how these rituals have evolved. Bathing isn't just about...
Pirts and Wellness Festival will take place 19– 23 July in Tērvete, Latvia, amidst a beautiful pine forest and on theshore of the Tērvete Reservoir (precise location: ….). PIRTS AND WELLNESS FESTIVAL 2023. This will be the ninth Festival, organised by our Association....
Helsinki, Finland8 May 2023For Immediate Release This year's Sauna Löylynhenki Award, also known as the Spirit of the Sauna Award, has been presented to the International Sauna Association's Sauna Aid initiative. The award will be presented at a public ceremony on...
On Saturday 11 March 2023 the International Sauna Association (ISA) is inviting private sauna owners all over the world to host a sauna party and collect donations for Sauna Aid. Sauna Aid is a multicountry initiative, sponsored by the ISA to provide...
Dear ISA members and other sauna lovers ISA News The New Year has started quite actively for ISA. We had a general Meeting in last October where we accepted e.g. the new bylaws. This was giving ISA an option to increase the amount of Board members totally up to...
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Estonian director Anna Hints to world premiere at Sundance Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, the debut feature documentary by Estonian film director Anna Hints, has been selected to premiere in the Sundance Film Festival 2023 World Cinema...
REPORTING | MEDIA COLLECTION The 18th International Sauna Congress was in high demand in the press and media world. Various press representatives were present at the congress, others asked for interviews in online format. Newspaper articles Frankfurter Allgemeine |...
Sweat houses have been used by cultures for centuries. Now research is supporting claims that they’re good for health. Credit: deliormanli/Getty Images By: Sally McGrane - Jun 14, 2019 - 7 min read Finland is a country that boasts over 3 million saunas for some 5.5...
Dear ISA members and other saunalovers The year has started with many strange happenings including still COVID – 19 and the restrictions based on that and then the war in Ukraina. Still the sauna events are postponed from the first half of the year...