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Sauna

In the sauna

Items, actions or events in the sauna.

Table for words related to sauna
Word	Description
Kauha, kippo	The ladle or spoon used to throw water onto the sauna’s stove.
Kiuas	Sauna heater or stove.
Kiuaskivet	The stones for the sauna’s stove.
Kiulu	A small bucket used for the löyly water, usually made of plastic or wood with rope.
Laudeliina, pefletti	The towel or paper one can sit on, typically used in a public sauna.
Lauteet	Elevated benches one sits on in the Löylyhuone.
Löyly	The act of throwing water on sauna’s stove and the heat, humidity and temperature in the sauna as a result of the steam.
Räppänä	A small air hole near the top of the Löylyhuone, typically adjustable with a slideboard.
Vihta, vasta	A whip or whisk typically made of birch branches. Used to beat self or others in sauna.

Rooms of the sauna

Table for room names within the sauna
Word	Description
Löylyhuone	Room where the saunaing takes place.
Pesuhuone	Washing room, which is often the same room as the Löylyhuone but cleaning is done after saunaing.
Pukuhuone	Dressing room.

Types of sauna

Table for the different types of saunas
Word	Description
Puusauna	Wood sauna, the most common type found in public or cabin saunas.
Sähkösauna	Electric sauna, the usual type for personal or home saunas.
Savusauna	Smoke sauna, less common than wood or electric saunas.