27/11/2025
New episode of the Spirit of Sauna podcast is out! 🎙️
This episode is recorded in Finnish and, for the first time, available with English subtitles! We’re experimenting with new ways to make locally rooted conversations more accessible to international listeners.
This episode brings together Laura Foon, Miska Käppi, Otto Kronqvist, Roope Särkikoski, and Tinja de la Chapelle for a wide-ranging discussion on the sauna as a Finnish temple. The conversation was recorded at Sipoonjoki Heritage Sauna and is also available on the Tietäjä podcast channel.
We explore why sauna has, for thousands of years, been seen as a space for healing and spiritual practice in Finnish culture, and how it connects to the human life cycle from birth to death. Tinja also shares her experience with wedding and bridal sauna rituals.
The discussion expands to the history of global sweat cultures, the role of löyly as the soul of the sauna, and the ways sauna can still serve as a form of spiritual practice today.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZPKYVS41L04?si=9fMTRyDiIOfl72Tr
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tpUHGmIsF5Lw9Wmps7y11?si=ADgNMF7PS5WSEq5MZ9FPuQ&t=0&pi=P5lC1om5TziBK
