The word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath as well as to the bathhouse itself.
In Finland, saunas are very popular. More than 50% of households in Finland have a sauna and going to the sauna is something extremely popular in this country. Sometimes Finnish people jump in the freezing ice water and then get into a sauna. Sauna was invented by Finnish-people and the word 'sauna' comes from Finnish-language. The Americans pronounce it S-AH-NAH while the correct Finnish proununciation is S-OW-NUH
Sauna World Championships are held in Finland, not Sweden. Swedish sauna is about 60 degrees colder than the Finnish sauna.
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Well, I would like to say that sauna is from Finland (I'm from Finland(and Finland is the land of the saunas(over 90% does have a sauna))), but I'm not sure, is it true. In Turkey, they have their own kind saunas.
Sauna is a Finnish word with same meaning as in English.
The word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath as well as to the bathhouse itself.
Old Finnish word to mean "winter house".
No, the word "sauna" does not come from a place name, it is the Finnish word for a steam room.
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The word "sauna" was borrowed from Finnish. It is a traditional Finnish steam bath or bathhouse.
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Winter jacket.