“I sauna almost every night in the winter. It relaxes me and connects me to my heritage. I feel physically, emotionally, and spiritually refreshed and at peace. And that’s what sauna means to me.” - Kaarina Dillabough, Sweating with Finns: Sauna Stories from North America

“Implacable dry heat interrupted by waves of löyly is the essence of sauna” — Michael Nordskog, The Opposite of Cold

“Plans, whether realized or not, do their best / And we have got to keep on / We meant to start here. / A new year in Finland, with cloud banks slanting down.”

- From The Innocence Mission song, When The One Flowered Suitcase

“The time spent outside the hot room is as important in the overall enjoyment as the time spent inside the sauna… The moments immediately after the bath, so rich in enjoyment, are made even more so if one can lie naked in the fresh air, looking out over a lovely stretch of land and water.” - Konya and Burger

“To the Finns a visit to the sauna means much more than merely sitting in the hot room and sweating it out. It is a way of life, a cultural activity, an opportunity for peace and contemplation, an act of physical and mental renewal.” - Konya and Burger

“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