Saunas are 100°C?!

[PapaLazaru]

Being half Finnish, I can confirm that my Sauna trips in Finland are normally around 80c, though sometimes up to 90c.

You must bear in mind that the air is damp so it does not feel as hot as you might imagine. You can really feel the heat when you blow on your skin, it really hurts.

Beating each other with a Vasta (big sprig of birch leaves all tied together) and jumping in the lake afterwards, before having a nice cold bottle of beer whilst chilling out afterwards are also mandatory.

Boys and girls all naked together but with no sexualilty in it at all is a little odd for a non-Finn.

*edit*

Chucking beer on the coals instead of water is great as well. The smell is amazing. For a truly old school experience you want to try a Savu Sauna (Smoke Sauna). This has no chimney so the smoke stays inside.

 

[Fr0dders]

pics or it didn't happen.

Since when was Jay from the inbetweeners registered here ?

That sounds exactly like the BS he comes out with lol.

 

[PureAppleJuice]

Chucking beer on the coals instead of water is great as well. The smell is amazing. For a truly old school experience you want to try a Savu Sauna (Smoke Sauna). This has no chimney so the smoke stays inside.

Haha, this! It smells like toast.

 

[sbi5ar]

Since when was Jay from the inbetweeners registered here ?

That sounds exactly like the BS he comes out with lol.

+1, Missed the post first time round but it does sound like the same BS.

 

[Brian8bit]

Pics or it didn't happen was not spawned by The Inbetweeners.

 

[Fr0dders]

I was on about billy bull **** talking about bedding belgian school girls aged 16 whilst on holiday.

Not pics or it didn't happen. I was agreeing with the person who made that comment.

 

[Brian8bit]

Easy mistake to make when you don't quote the comment you were meant to be commenting on.

 

[semi-pro waster]

A huge quantity of flats have a communal sauna here.

In Finland I think pretty much all the accomodation provided by DAS (roughly equivalent of council housing I suppose but it seems to have less of a stigma) have communal saunas at set times during the week.

You're right though, jumping in the snow or an icy river after a sauna is an amazing feeling.

i can't manage a hot day, never mind a sauna

I'm not fond of hot days either but a sauna is a completely different experience, they're great after the gym too.

 

[megakid]

Since when was Jay from the inbetweeners registered here ?

That sounds exactly like the BS he comes out with lol.

That made me laugh out loud. I watched the movie last night and it's all come flooding back.

Brilliant.

 

[BigglesPiP]

It's been discussed on the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sauna#Typical_temperature_.3D

 

[PMKeates]

Every time I've been to a sauna there has been some serious gayness going down.

 

[Energize]

Air is a lot less dense than liquid, so being in 100 degree air is nothing like being in 100 degree water.

70-100 seems right, ovens are much higher than that afterall.

 

[Basher]

Every time I've been to a sauna there has been some serious gayness going down.

You're going to the wrong Sauna's.

 

[Creature]

You're going to the wrong Sauna's.

I don't think he was complaining about it....

I, for some reason as I hate the heat, love saunas and steam rooms. I've never tried the beer thing though, may have to in the future.

 

[Vonhelmet]

Saunas are great. I've been in them at over 100, but 80-90 is more usual.

 

[markweatherill]

a girl from Belgium

Warning. The high temperatures you may encounter in a sauna can induce hallucinations.

 

[PapaLazaru]

I've never tried the beer thing though, may have to in the future.

Just make sure it is good beer or it will not smell good. Fosters etc is a no no.