/PRNewswire/ National Sauna Week, February 20-26, celebrates the heat-and-steam bathing method that is unique to Finland, and the Finnish word most widely.
/PRNewswire/ National Sauna Week, February 20-26, celebrates the heat-and-steam bathing method that is unique to Finland, and the Finnish word most widely.
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As many in the north country can attest, one of life s great pleasures resides in the tradition of sauna-sitting in 180-plus-degree heat and throwing cool water on oven-hot stones to create a blast of steam (called lu6yly), followed by a jump in the lake, standing naked in subzero temperatures (or even a roll in the snow), or just relaxing on the cooling porch. To the uninitiated, there is a strange, alluring mystique to the art of Finnish sauna. But to an ever-increasing number of people-from their small urban saunas to backwoods and lakeside retreats-the culture and practice of Finnish sauna are as much a part of northwoods life as campfires and canoe trips.Beginning with the origins of Finnish sauna and how the practice was first brought to North America, and continuing all the way to contemporary design, The Opposite of Cold is an exquisite commemoration of the history, culture, and practice of Finnish sauna in the northwoods. With stunning photographs of unique and historic saun