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A Guided and Deeply Relaxing Sauna Experience Just Outside Helsinki: Silent Sauna

At the Saivo sauna of the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Nuuksio National Park, you can now enjoy a relaxing sauna session guided by a professional host, our very own Master of Sauna. The Silent Sauna is a two-hour, holistic, multi-sensory, and deeply soothing experience in which the host’s carefully conducted steam ritual and the […]

A dimly lit, traditional Finnish log sauna, with the glow of flames flickering through the stove’s hatch and buckets resting on the benches, surrounded by the wilderness of Patvinsuo National Park.

No Phones, No Books: Why the Finnish Sauna Is the Perfect Spiritual Detox

The Finnish Sauna – a Spiritual Detox? Yes. In Finland, the sauna is much more than a place to warm up or wash. It is practically a sacred moment – a time for calm, quiet, and being present. For many Finns, going to the sauna is one of the most important parts of their weekly […]