Sauna

You know what? The origin of the sauna is Finland. And the word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath as well as to the bathhouse itself. Most researchers agree that Finns always had some form of sweat bath, as did most peoples around the world. It was the simplest and most efficient way to satisfy people's innate need to keep clean.

Anyway, if you go to Finland, you can see sauna next to house. Finnish normally have each sauna in their house.

Then, what is differnet ways of korean sauna compared to Finnish sauna? I'll show you this video.

Sometimes men and women go to the sauna together, sometimes not. After taking a shower, men and women generally enter separate saunas, with a small towel that you can sit on. Everyone will be naked. someone will pour a ladle or two full of water on the hot stones on top of the kiuas, the wood stove used to heat the Finnish sauna. This produces steam called löyly which makes the sauna bath even hotter.

(This picture is from http://ciclesafinlandia.blogspot.com/2010/12/finnish-sauna.html )

When it gets too hot for you, step outside and take a cool shower if needed (or jump into nearby waters or snows as the Finns do). Reenter the sauna 2-4 times after these breaks.

I also experienced traditional Finnish sauna. At night, my foreign friends from Finland and korean friends went to the sauna together. we were naked because of very dark. When we felt very hot in the sauna, we went to the sea and swam together. It was very memorable memory in my life. So I recommend traditional Finnish sauna when you go to Finland. :-)