“Could be better” - Rick Tuura

“I probably should stop buying sauna books.” - Christopher Rice

“The sauna tradition gives families a time to sit back and share their lore. “I learned more about my grandfather, my father and his brothers in the sauna than I did anywhere else. I feel the women in the sauna did the same thing. There you are, naked, bared to all.” The stories come forth. - Terrance Lyons

“Part of the benefit of the sauna, however, lies in the very fact that one sets aside a time for relaxation pure and simple.” - Bernard Hillala

“A wooden tub of cold water sat on the floor near the door. Cedar switches were laid on the bench or in the cold water tub… on a little shelf… you could find a kitchen brush and yellow laundry soap… after you steamed yourself… you dumped pails of water over your head, flushing away the week’s accumulation of dead skin and soap suds.” - Jingo Viitala Vachon

“The ideal sauna is a small building made of logs, set near a lakeshore, facing toward the sunset.” - Bernhard Hillila

“But one thing is the same in all places: the physics of water thrown on hot rocks turning to steam to clean the pores, ease the stress of the day, and enhance the enjoyment of the open night air.” - David D Salmela

“Out the sauna window I gaze
at the crystal blue lake
and dream of the cool waters
flowing around my body
contrasting the pleasant heat
of the sauna.” - David Salmela

“The swish of the wings of Time

Going farther and farther away

Whispers to us from the stove (kiuas)”

-Helmer Selin