Kivia: The Spirit of Sauna

Do you know that Finland’s sauna culture has been officially added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? Have you heard that people cook sausages in the sauna, or dunk themselves in freezing lakes during their sauna sessions? We invite you to listen to our podcast series, Kivia: The Spirit of Sauna with hosts Alan Jalasjaa and Elissa Lansdell. Learn about how fellow sauna enthusiasts are expanding the idea of sauna, adding new twists on Finnish traditions, and more! Share a laugh, learn something new, and be part of this growing community. Check out our website Kivia.ca for more!

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Kivia: The Spirit of Sauna

Checking Off Our Sauna Bucket List

February 22, 2024 • Memory Tree Productions • Season 3 • Episode 1

We’re BACK! The Kivia: The Spirit of Sauna podcast returns for Season 3 — with hosts Alan Jalasjaa and Elissa Lansdell bringing you 12 new episodes packed with sauna hot topics, expert guests and so much more.

Where in the world have we been, you ask?

Well, Alan has been travelling the globe, checking off his sauna bucket list, and on today’s episode, he’s spilling the tea on all his adventures — from Finland and Ireland to Germany, Western Canada and more.

Discover:

Why the World Sauna Forum in Finland is “the world’s most relaxing business event”
Whether a Finnish movie star’s sauna and restaurant complex on the Baltic Sea lived up to the hype (spoiler alert: IT DID)
How Ireland is fast-becoming one of Europe’s sauna capitals — think seaside mobile saunas and whiskey barrel cold plunges
The art of “aufguss” — using rhythmic towel movements to circulate heat, air and essential oils in the sauna
Alan’s “textile-free” sauna experiences in Germany with our Berlin-based sound engineer, Mike Shannon
Why the Lost Faucet Sauna on Vancouver Island is definitely worth finding
Why you shouldn’t invite Alan to your sauna unless you mean it — because he WILL show up

…and so much more!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Carita Harju

Sauna from Finland

World Sauna Forum

Jake & Max Newport, aka The Sauna Twins

Finnmark Sauna

Jasper Pääkkönen

Löyly in Helsinki

HotBox Sea Sauna in Northern Ireland

Mike Shannon

Vabali Spa in Berlin

The Lost Faucet Sauna House on Vancouver Island

Kamu Sauna in British Columbia

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