A real Sauna in Helsinki

I love Sauna and Marko invited Joi, Heiko and me in Helsinki to experiment a genuine finnish sauna at the Finnish Sauna Society.

The saunas are heated by a classic fire, not electric, and very different to any other Sauna I have experimented before, the wood is very dark, there is few light inside and the feeling of the non electric heat is very good. We have had five saunas and five jumps in the 8 degrees sea (there was a beautiful clear sky and our jump was surrounded by trees). The more you jump and sauna, the less you feel the temperature difference even tough I had never heard my heart that way before. It was a real pleasure to whip Joi (and get whipped too of course) with birch branches.

We stayed some time naked outside with an outside temperature of just a few degrees without even feeling it just before cooking our own sausages.

The whole, amazing experience, took several hours. Now I want to be back in Helsinki again when it is colder for avantouinti. Thanks again, Marko.

Update: Euan and Marc laugh at my bad english :=)