The sauna has been an important tradition in Finnish Christmas for a long time. On Christmas Eve, the sauna is heated well in advance of the festive meal. People went to the sauna to calm down and wash themselves so that they could start Christmas with a clean and peaceful mind.

The atmosphere of a Christmas sauna in Lapland is very special. There is a quiet, snowy forest outside, frost sparkles on the tree branches and the smell of smoke hangs in the frosty air. As the sauna heats up, the fire of logs glows in the stove and warmth fills the small sauna.

When you enter the Christmas sauna, the rush and stress are left outside the door. In the middle of the sauna, you can listen to the winter silence and feel the peace of Christmas arrive. The peace of the Christmas sauna is also often enjoyed in silence and let Christmas settle in. Unnecessary noise is left outside the sauna and the family enjoys the sauna together.

When you are finished bathing in the sauna and the last of the saunas are thrown away, you put on clean Christmas clothes. A Christmas table, the warm light of candles, and loved ones await.

        From the warmt of sauna to the silence of the snowy forest-

this is the magic of a Finnish Christmas!