3 cozy Christmas saunas: traditional smoke, playful woodpile, and a new-old backyard retreat
The aroma of smoke, the welcoming warmth of evergreen decorations, and steam rising from your skin in the chilly outdoor air. Christmas time is perfect for enjoying the most atmospheric steam of the year!
1. What looks like a woodpile is actually a sauna
This sauna might surprise you—it was built out of stacked firewood! Naturally, the wood comes from the family’s own forest. Take a closer look at the woodpile sauna here.
2. Magical atmosphere of the smoke sauna
At this family’s cottage, the enticing aroma of smoke drifts through a cracked door on Christmas Eve morning. The father of the family built the sauna himself. Read more about the Koivisto family’s Christmas cottage and sauna.
3. Backyard cottage-style sauna
This new-old sauna building has all the comforts and niceties: a round stove, kitchen, and a spacious terrace. Built from vintage bricks, the sauna building hints at centuries past. The sauna also goes together perfectly wtith the nearby log house built in 1933. Take a peek at the Rautalin family’s backyard sauna.
Read more: Did you know this about the history of the Christmas sauna? [in Finnish]
