Lonely Planet’s Amy Lynch writes about her trip to Tampere in Finland, hosted by Adventure Apes.
I thought I knew what saunas were all about. Small, electric affairs at the local swimming pool, or little outdoor cabins with a heat barely above room temperature. But nothing I had experienced before had prepared me for the Finnish sauna, a holistic, social, communal ritual of cleansing and relaxation.
Tampere calls itself the sauna capital of the world, and with over 60 public saunas it’s easy to see why. From floating saunas to art saunas and rooftop saunas to basic public saunas, Tampere has all kinds to choose from. And besides the saunas, this modern, lively yet relaxed city provides excellent dining, scenic hikes not 30 minutes from the city center, and a wealth of cultural sites. ."
Read about the experience in her new article ‘Copy My Trip: Soak in Tampere, Finland, the sauna capital of the world’ in the link below.
