London Sauna Week 2026 – How Public Saunas Are Changing City Life
London Sauna Week 2026, taking place from 15 to 25 October, highlights sauna culture, public saunas and their growing significance in m...
Traditions
Kuusijärvi Smoke Saunas Win Finlandia Prize for Architecture
Kuusijärvi Smoke Saunas in Vantaa have won the 2026 Finlandia Prize for Architecture, Finland’s most prestigious architecture award. Th...
Lithuanian Sauna Tradition in Practice – From the First Fire to Whisking
Lithuanian sauna tradition is taught not only in theory but from the very foundations of sauna – fire, the heater, stones and a properl...
Latvian Sauna Tradition Now Explained in Japanese – New Guide Created for International Visitors
The Latvian sauna tradition is being introduced to international visitors through a new information guide available in English and Japa...
Alvar Aalto’s Wood-Heated Sauna Is Firing Up Again – Public Sauna Evenings in a UNESCO Setting
Alvar Aalto’s wood-heated sauna in Jyväskylä has been regularly heated again since 1 September and is open for public sauna evenings. T...
Võromaa Smoke Sauna Tradition – Living UNESCO Heritage in Estonia
Võromaa Smoke Sauna Tradition in southern Estonia has not become a museum exhibit, even more than a decade after being inscribed on UNE...
Roman bath in Serbia – a unique discovery in an imperial palace
A Roman bath in Serbia has revealed something extraordinary to archaeologists: a luxurious private bathing complex was built into the l...
