SaunaSherpa
Quest for fundamental real sauna sensation
Sauna tour cancelled due to COVID-19
See you on the bench in 2021
Bespoke SaunaSherpa guided tours in Finland, Sweden, Baltics and Russia are now available to fullfill your passion for authentic sauna experience. The tour options below provide satisfying experience whether you are a sauna newbie or seeking to cross items from your sauna-bucket list.
About SaunaSherpa
Sauna has been my weekly pleasure since a toddler as it is practically for every Finn.
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I would like to share with you my extensive experience and study of the sauna culture in Finland and neighbouring countries of Sweden, Estonia along other Baltic states and Russia. You will find a vast variety of sauna experiences such as Finnish sauna, Russian banya, savvusann in Võrumaa, musta kyly in White Carelia, pirtis in Lithuania, bastu in Sweden or pirts in Latvia.
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As a sweat nerd, I have gained a membership in many sauna societies. When I entered the Vaskiniemi, the Sauna House of the Finnish Sauna Society for the first time, on the 9th of Dec in 1997, I had no idea where the world of sauna would take me. My other 'sauna home' in addition to Vaskiniemi is Rajaportin sauna, home base of the Sauna Society of Pispala. Rajaportti is the oldest working public sauna, est. in 1906. It is an absolute pearl of Tampere's sauna scene with a unique atmosphere. As I am fortunate to have a lifetime membership, I visit Rajaportti regularly.
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Other memberships:
Suomen saunakulttuuri ry Soome-Eesti Saunaselts
International Smoke Sauna Club Lifetime Partron of the British Sauna Society
Member of the Saunamestari Kilta Olutsillan Saunaklubi
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SAUNAS
&
ANCILLARIES
Helsinki: classics & contemporary
public saunas
Unshakably to the marginal
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World Sauna Capital
Mökkisauna
Sovjet banya
Learn how to heat a woodburning sauna
Careful with that axe Eugene!
Avanto
Chilling out
T O P R O X
Open your senses before sauna
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SWEATING - A PASSION
In Search of the Perfect Sauna
Sweat - the classic
Spread the revolution
So you’ve discovered Finnish sauna
Finnmark at the Finnish Sauna Society
Das sind Finnlands beste Saunen
How sauna gave my life back to me
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Attributes for tailoring
People
Let me know your sauna stamina, newbies or hard core?
How many are you?
Gender distribution?
Approach to nudity?
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Budget
Builds on preferred standars of:
Accomodation
Means of transportation
Calibre of other services
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Full treatment...
More or less fully tailored set?
Let's play by ear?
Pig in a poke (saunas are fixed : ) ?
Add ons:
Whisking
Peat treatments
Massage
Traditional Sauna Treatments
What type saunas to experince
Smoke sauna
Public sauna
Cottage sauna
Floating sauna
Tent sauna
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Duration
2-3 hour trip to one sauna.
Day trip.
Overnight excursion.
Several days and saunas.
Geographics
Finland
Helsinki
Tampere
Countryside
Estonia
Tallinn
Võrumaa
Sweden
Kukkolafors area
Examples/pricing
Urban sauna guiding in Helsinki
Forest bath (hiking) + smoke sauna + lake swimming
3-8 hours
Price per person starting from 80,00 €
Includes SaunaSherpa guiding, sauna fees and local public transport
Vat 24 % added to prices
Credit cards accepted
