sauna etiquette

Here you can find sauna etiquette for beginners and for those who have never tried sauna before.

Go through the sauna etiquette, but also check out all the health benefits sauna gives you!

  • Most important rule: if you feel sick or dizzy, or not well in the sauna, leave immediately!

  • Leave your clothes in the dressing room, or outside sauna

  • Wearing clean clothes after sauna and shower is refreshing

  • Take a shower before you enter the sauna, for hygienic reasons

  • Enter the sauna and sit on the bench, on a small towel or such

  • Humidity is increased by throwing water on the heater stones

  • Recommended temperature in the sauna is between 65 to 85°C, beginners should start with mild temperature and increase it depending how the body likes it

  • Leave the sauna room when you feel hot enough and cool off by taking a shower or a swim, or just by sitting in room temperature or outside

  • Hydrating yourself by drinking water or something else refreshing before sauna is strongly recommended, just like before heavy training; you will not get thirsty so easy in the sauna

  • Have a refreshing drink if you feel thirsty, but avoid alcohol in the sauna as it dries your body

  • You can repeat the hot-cold cycle as many times as you feel comfortable, two to three rounds are typical for many

  • After sauna, wash yourself after cooling down, after the sweating has ended

Do not throw too much water on the heater. “Throw water onto the stones, one to three ladles are enough at a time. After waiting a couple of minutes, you can throw more water again” -SAWO sauna guidance for beginners.