Finns love saunas....there's no shame in the naked body (I'll post about that separately) and there's nothing "odd" or taboo about seeing someone else naked at all!
However, in the video I'm about to share with you (not made by me - found it on Youtube while searching for something else) - they wear bathing suits because it's being filmed internationally and there are hundreds of spectators....
Did you know - there are such things as "SAUNA CHAMPIONSHIPS"??!?!?!?!
For real!
So the point is to sit in a sauna with other people and see who can last the longest without passing out, covering your face or eyes, leaving/chickening out or dying. (Apparently in a sauna championship there was once a Russian and a Finn...the Russian died and the Finn was the champ. No joke!)
And someone is increasing the temperature by adding water to the stove, which causes more steam...higher temperatures and less oxygen in the sauna for you to breathe.
People have been forced to leave (a judge looks in while another judge tracks the time) and given immediate medical attention (and cold water of course).
Don't believe me? Check out this video...
Well, may I also remind you from one of my much earlier posts (I can't find it right now but I'll quickly explain again) - that in the winter - Finns (not all but some) enjoy sauna...near a lake?
They go in the sauna and to cool off - if they choose not to use the shower (why bother since it's winter outside and dry?!) they stand out in the snow or outside of the sauna building...yeah I've done that before (in a towel outside).
And sometimes..........they jump into a hole made in the lake!
And sometimes....they jump into the hole made in the lake and then -
ROLL IN THE SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah...and they still live to tell the tale. (And rush back into the sauna after to warm up then put their clothes back on if they're done).
I spoke to a friend's husband and he told me he did it all the time before GOING TO SCHOOL! It was a great way to wake up and start the day fresh...yeah no kidding.
I asked about frost bite or hypothermia (or is it hyper...anyway) - and he said if you're in the lake for a couple of seconds then jump back out and rush back indoors - you're fine.
You're at higher risk for frost bite and other dangers if you stay in the water too long.
So in case you're wondering - no I have never and will probably never ever roll in the snow or jump in a lake.
Partially because the lake is too far away, the sauna's in my building and I am too much of a chicken.
(And we lack snow right now too...the rain melted it all!)
However, in the video I'm about to share with you (not made by me - found it on Youtube while searching for something else) - they wear bathing suits because it's being filmed internationally and there are hundreds of spectators....
Did you know - there are such things as "SAUNA CHAMPIONSHIPS"??!?!?!?!
For real!
So the point is to sit in a sauna with other people and see who can last the longest without passing out, covering your face or eyes, leaving/chickening out or dying. (Apparently in a sauna championship there was once a Russian and a Finn...the Russian died and the Finn was the champ. No joke!)
And someone is increasing the temperature by adding water to the stove, which causes more steam...higher temperatures and less oxygen in the sauna for you to breathe.
People have been forced to leave (a judge looks in while another judge tracks the time) and given immediate medical attention (and cold water of course).
Don't believe me? Check out this video...
Well, may I also remind you from one of my much earlier posts (I can't find it right now but I'll quickly explain again) - that in the winter - Finns (not all but some) enjoy sauna...near a lake?
They go in the sauna and to cool off - if they choose not to use the shower (why bother since it's winter outside and dry?!) they stand out in the snow or outside of the sauna building...yeah I've done that before (in a towel outside).
And sometimes..........they jump into a hole made in the lake!
And sometimes....they jump into the hole made in the lake and then -
ROLL IN THE SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah...and they still live to tell the tale. (And rush back into the sauna after to warm up then put their clothes back on if they're done).
I spoke to a friend's husband and he told me he did it all the time before GOING TO SCHOOL! It was a great way to wake up and start the day fresh...yeah no kidding.
I asked about frost bite or hypothermia (or is it hyper...anyway) - and he said if you're in the lake for a couple of seconds then jump back out and rush back indoors - you're fine.
You're at higher risk for frost bite and other dangers if you stay in the water too long.
So in case you're wondering - no I have never and will probably never ever roll in the snow or jump in a lake.
Partially because the lake is too far away, the sauna's in my building and I am too much of a chicken.
(And we lack snow right now too...the rain melted it all!)
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