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In Finland there is like 2M saunas for 5.5M people. Most houses have one, larger apartments have one, and apartment buildings have a shared one. It usually buil
by enra 4y ago
In Finland there is like 2M saunas for 5.5M people. Most houses have one, larger apartments have one, and apartment buildings have a shared one. It usually built inside the bathroom and can very small one just to fit 2 people. You can probably build one with $1-2k (if you do most of the work yourself). The most expensive part is the heater. It’s no way only for the rich.
Finland might be rich in global standard in like other western country but most people are middle class and generally lower wealth than some other European countries. they still use saunas.
Time-wise, it takes 1-2h to heat up a sauna. You can have one that the heater is insulated and has a top so it can be always on. Then you just remove the top and sauna is ready in 15mins. If you are working class, you still have time to a sauna in evening.
Now the main problem is the electricity cost. Many have wood heated saunas in the contryside or at their family’s summer cottage where you get the wood for free from your own forest.
- nopenopenopeno 4y agoLike I said, if you have a sauna in your home and the time to use it, you’re rich enough that the above holds true. Whether that’s most people or a only few.
- jtakkala 4y agoDid you even read the comment above? Sauna usage in Finland has basically no correlation with socioeconomic status. Pretty much everyone has access to a sauna and the time to use one. Not only is it a tradition, but Finland goes to great lengths to prioritize the health and welfare of all its citizens, regardless of ones wealth.
- imwillofficial 4y agoThis is a ridiculous position. It was carefully explained how in the country where experiments were held, this technology is accessible to all but the most poor. This hardly qualifies as rich by any measure.
- distances 4y agoTo be clear, sauna in Finland is so universal part of the culture that it's hard to come up with a scenario where a person wouldn't have access. Every home has its own sauna or a shared apartment building sauna; office buildings often have saunas; prisons and military barracks have saunas; elderly homes, ice breakers and even remote archipelago lighthouses have saunas. Every public swimming pool has a sauna, and there are arranged sauna events for homeless people. During hospital stays you probably do not have the chance due to health and hygiene reasons. Like the parent posts already said, if you live in Finland you definitely have the means and time to use a sauna.