Come Sauna With Us 3:30pm

02/21/2025 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM PT

Description

Each time slot has an 8-person capacity.

 

A Truly Unique Sauna Experience on Wheels

 

This will be a one-hour sauna session with the Alma Mobile Sauna on the Nordic Northwest Campus. During your hour-long session you will have access to the sauna, changing room, and outdoor shower.

 

Saunas are vital to the culture of Finland and Finnish-Americas alike. We are proud to be partnering with Alma Saunas to host their mobile sauna at Nordic Northwest. This is a truly unique opportunity to sauna on our campus!

 

Upon registration you will receive an email with information about preparation, what to bring, and more. You will also receive a waiver that you must sign beforehand.

 

History of Finnish Sauna

This bathing ritual has been performed across Finland for thousands of years, ever since the first settlers dug a ditch in the ground and heated a pile of stones. Women gave birth in them because the walls of traditional smoke saunas were lined with naturally bacteria-resistant soot, making them the cleanest room in the house. Saunas were also the place for purification rituals before marriage, and the bodies of the dead were washed and prepared for burial on the wooden benches.