Re: OT Finnish sauna?

Posted by fixerupper on September 11, 2015 at 15:10:21 from (100.42.82.100):

In Reply to: OT Finnish sauna? posted by Dave H (MI) on September 11, 2015 at 14:04:11:

We were in the sauna every evening for two weeks when we visited Finland. The sauna has stayed popular in Finland. We lived with our hosts in their home but we went a few miles out of town to sauna in their sauna on the edge of a lake. Theirs was older than the hills but it didn't have any fancy piping into rocks. The building was fairly small with a dressing room with a large window looking over the lake. The sauna room was small with room for four at the most and had a strong wood smoke smell. He would fire up the wood sauna stove and get it roaring, then we would dip water out of the lake for bathing afterward. There were pipes coming out of the sauna stove that went to a water cabinet on the wall so we would have hot water to pour over ourselves after we lathered up after the sauna session. The room was all wood with an elevated wood bench to sit on while we sat there and cooked our bodies and threw water on the rocks in the pan on top of the stove. Normal routine was to sit there and cook for maybe 15 or 20 minutes or until we couldn't stand it anymore, then we go outside and jump in the 45 Degree lake. It takes your breath away for a second or two, then you are good to swim around for ten minutes or so or until you are good and cold. Then it's back into the sauna to cook again followed by another jump in the lake. After that we go back into the sauna, lather up and pour the water we had dipped out of the lake over our bodies. Dry off, go back into the dressing room, Oh, did I tell you we are buck naked during all of this? After dressing there is a hot brat that has been cooking on the stove waiting for us and a can of beer to wash it down. After all this I was more relaxed than I had been for years, literally. You feel so good you don't have a care in the world. In the winter they really do keep a hole in the ice so they can jump in the lake after the sauna. They said the hole doesn't freeze over very thick if they open it every day. If I remember right their family's personal record for staying in the water in the ice was 90 seconds held by her late father. They have a picture of her father casually laying on the ice outside the sauna house, sans clothing of course

We were also in a sauna at their friend's summer house up in the hills and trees. That sauna was built into the end of an old building and was very similar to the one on the lake only there was a chimney problem and it was smoky as all get out. The residents knew only a little English but they told me the sauna was built "where the cow used to stand". After we did the sauna There was a shower with with a hand held with really good flow to wash off with. After we were done we sat outside the of old building under a lean-to having a few beers and eating sausages. Boy, I've gotta get back over there sometime.

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