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After all, what good is the heat of the sauna without your own private beach and a lake to cool off in? And where\u2019s the sense in swimming if you have no sauna to warm you up, or to wash in? The sauna and Lake Saimaa go hand in hand together. To experience one without the other is to miss something special!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s true for whatever season you\u2019re here. Whether you\u2019ve been swimming under Lake Saimaa\u2019s blue skies in summer or walking on its frozen surface in winter, the sauna is the perfect remedy. Following any number of adventures in the Finnish countryside, the sauna is relaxing and health-boosting, refreshing body and soul.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
The sauna and Finland belong together; estimates suggest they already have been for at least 10,000 years. \u2018Sauna\u2019 is even a Finnish word, the strange, unfamiliar language\u2019s main contribution to English and many other languages. Of course, it\u2019s pronounced slightly differently here so if you\u2019re an English speaker, you\u2019ve probably been saying it wrong all this time!<\/p>\n
Along with the sauna, the Finns love the \u201cm\u00f6kki,\u201d or summer cabin. Usually in the woods and as close to the shoreline as possible, the Finnish summer cabin is an escape to the remote countryside but as a result, it often lacks electricity. While city apartments might typically have access to a modern electric sauna, many Finns will prefer their wood-heated stoves in the peace of the countryside. Fortunately Lake Saimaa, like the rest of rural Finland, has no shortage of forest or firewood!<\/p>\n
A real treat almost unique to Finland is the smoke sauna. One step even above the wood heated sauna, the smoke sauna is the ancient forefather of the modern sauna. Highly regarded by connoisseurs, the smoke sauna has no chimney, instead filling the room with smoke before being opened to let the sauna-goers in and the smoke out.<\/p>\n
Lake Saimaa and the sauna are intrinsically linked. On any trip you make to Lake Saimaa, make sure that you include a trip to the sauna; and any trip you make to the sauna should of course be in Saimaa![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_raw_html]JTNDdmlkZW8lMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjEwMCUyNSUyMiUyMGNvbnRyb2xzJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTNDc291cmNlJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMDQlMkZWaXNpdFNhaW1hYV9TYXVuYV9JZy10YXJpbmFfcHlzdHlfMTA4MHgxOTIwLm1wNCUyMiUyMHR5cGUlM0QlMjJ2aWRlbyUyRm1wNCUyMiUzRSUwQSUzQyUyRnZpZGVvJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
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