Nestled along the icy shores of the Baltic Sea, Helsinki’s sauna culture is a time-honoured tradition that continues to thrive in the heart of Finland’s capital. As home to the most saunas per capita anywhere in the world, here, the use of saunas is embedded into the fabric of the city itself.

While the idea of ‘wellbeing’ is supposed to help us move away from destructive behaviours and move toward a healthier, happier version of ourselves – the commercialisation of what makes us well could be doing the opposite.

The bathhouse invites you to come as you are and take what you need. Building a little slowness and gentle immersion into our routine can create a feeling of spaciousness, but how do you hang on to this feeling?

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Origins and benefits of steam rooms and Turkish baths