Helsinki by Sauna

This richly illustrated guide with full-colour photos offers up a curated list of 30 of Helsinki’s diverse saunas.

✓  By the bestselling author of The Finnish Way, sold in 24 territories!
✓ An aspirational travel guide for sauna fans who dream of a sauna journey in Helsinki

The global sauna boom continues to drive interest in the quintessential Finnish cultural experience – the sauna – which is sought after by travellers from around the world.

Sauna, one of the few Finnish words to make it into the international lexicon, is a source of wellbeing and wisdom (with roots dating back 10,000 years) inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

In addition to researched health benefits for mind and body, the Finnish steam bath is one of the few offline spaces in our digital world that also taps into the power of community to foster social connection.

This richly illustrated guide with full-colour photos offers up a curated list of 30 of Helsinki’s diverse saunas. All are accessible to the public, ranging from urban design sauna complexes with bars and restaurants (including one owned by a Hollywood actor), to community saunas, a heritage smoke sauna tucked into the forest, and a cottage sauna on an island complete with a sea castle built by renowned Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen.

Engaging, informative descriptions along with tips, useful resources and Instagram-worthy photographs round out Helsinki by Sauna, which doubles as a travel memento and an aspirational travel guide for sauna fans around the world who dream of a sauna journey to Helsinki.