Saunas

Click the buttons on the left side of the page to view the models we have available, get some ideas for your sauna, read all about Saunas and the enormous health benefits of a real Finnish Sauna!

We invite you to try before you buy! Come and visit us in Albany, Auckland. We would be delighted to welcome you. Prepare for a wonderful and memorable time. Enjoy yourself in our testing Sauna. Just one try will convince you that you've been without a Sauna for too long!!

The sauna requires minimal energy and water consumption.

It's cheaper and healthier than a spa. The Sauna requires no chemical additives, and the electric power consumption is minimum!

Cheaper than a spa!

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Sauna Terminology

Here is a list of some common Finnish words related to the sauna:

sauna

Finnish style sweat bath

savusauna

Smoke sauna: the original form of sauna with no chimney. While being heated the smoke from the burning wood under the stove fills the sauna and escapes through a hole in the ceiling (lakeinen) and through the door which is usually kept slightly open during heating.

kiuas

Sauna stove kiuaskivet Stones in the sauna stove

loyly

1) Steam or vapour created by throwing water on the stones of the stove
2) The heat, humidity and temperature in the sauna in general

loylyhuone

The hot room

pesuhuone

The washing room

pukuhuone

The dressing room

vihta, vasta

Whisk, made of birch (or similar) twigs. Used for beating the body in the hot room to stimulate the feel of the loyly.

lauteet

Elevated platform to sit on in the hot room (the physical fact is that warm air rises)

lakeinen

Opening in the ceiling of a smoke sauna where the smoke escapes during heating

rappana

Duct or vent on the sauna wall close to the ceiling. The size of the opening is usually adjusted with a simple slideboard.

kiulu

Small pail or bucket to contain the loyly water. Usually made of wood: boards tied together with wooden hoops.

kippo, kauha

Ladle to throw water on the stove

tiku, kisu, kitku

Unpleasant fumes in a smoke sauna right after heating - disappear in an hour or two after which time the sauna is ready

avanto

A hole in the ice of a frozen lake or sea

For those interested here are a couple of rules to give an idea on how to pronounce Finnish: Each character (consonant or vowel) is always pronounced the same way, i.e. Finnish is pronounced exactly as spelled (and vice versa). The special dotted vowels "a" and "o" follow the above rule and sound as in German or Swedish. Single characters are pronounced short and double ones long otherwise the pronunciation is rather close to Spanish or Italian, only consonants are softer. The stress is always on the first syllable.