Original Finnish Sauna: Modern temples and ancient social technologies

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My sauna presentation at LeWeb 08.

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Sauna Enthusiastic Teemu Arina, Dicole Ltd.December 2008

Original Finnish SaunaModern temples and ancient social technologies

Finnish Sauna

India:Sveda

Roman baths Japan:

Kama-Buro

Korea:Jim JilBang

Russia:Banja

Mayans & Astecs:

Temascal

Indians:Inipi Middle-east:

Turkish Sauna,Hamam

Sweathbaths Around the World

15th Century ChurchBad times for Sauna

in Europe

But FinlandSurvived.

Mythology

HistoryTradition

Painting: Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1889

Various ConstructionsClay, Wood, Stone, Brick, Branches, Peat, Earth...

LöylyThe Spirit of Sauna

Photo: Jezz

KiuasStove – The more stones, the better

Photo: Jezz

Vihta - Made of Birch

MassageCirculationSweatingChemicals

Avanto - Hole in the Ice

Photo: Finnish Sauna Society

Four Important Features• 70-90 degrees• High humidity• At least 300kg quality stones• Feet above the stones

Just Like With All Technologies, the Most Important Features are Invisible

Fire Water Air

Ref: Matti Kivinen

Original Smoke Sauna

1% of 2 million saunas and decreasing

Photo: Finnish Sauna Society

Electric GrillsÄlykiuas

Modern times, change in values

Finnish Sauna Society

1937

Vaskiniemi, Helsinki

Photo: Finnish Sauna Society

1952

Finnish Sauna Cooperation - 2008

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