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Finnish sauna[edit]
- traditional Finnish way of bathing
- Wikidata item: Finnish sauna (Q1598293)
- UNESCO ICH ID: RL/01596
- instance of: activity
- country of origin: Finland
- subclass of: sauna
- intangible cultural heritage status: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity () and National Inventory of Living Heritage in Finland ()
- described at URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01596 (English)
https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01596 (French)
https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01596 (Spanish)
https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Saunominen (Finnish)
https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Sauna_bathing (English)
https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Bastubad (Swedish)
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Sauna culture in Finland is an integral part of the lives of the majority of the Finnish population. Sauna culture, which can take place in homes or public places, involves much more than simply washing oneself. In a sauna, people cleanse their bodies and minds and embrace a sense of inner peace. Traditionally, the sauna has been considered as a sacred space – a ‘church of nature’. At the heart of the experience lies löyly, the spirit or steam released by casting water onto a stack of heated stones. Saunas come in many forms – electric, wood-heated, smoke and infra-red. Approaches vary too, with no hierarchy among them. Sauna traditions are commonly passed down in families and though universities and sauna clubs also help share knowledge. With 3.3 million saunas in a country of 5.5 million inhabitants, the element is readily accessible to all. Traditional public saunas in the cities almost disappeared after the 1950s. In recent years, new public saunas have been constructed thanks to private initiatives.[1]
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- ↑ "UNESCO - Sauna culture in Finland". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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