My First Visit to Finland's Oldest Sauna The first time I visited Rajaportin Sauna in Tampere, Finland, I discovered something fascinating about traditional sauna design. Founded in 1906, Rajaportin is the oldest public sauna in Finland still in operation, featuring a massive wood-fired stove that creates the perfect sauna environment....
We pulled up to the lake house in Tempere and heard the buzz of a chainsaw. Our friend and host for the evening, Antti, was standing on the frozen lake, hacking a hole in the ice. It was easily the coolest thing I saw a Finn do all week. After...
Combining better functioning saunas with cold therapy will sustain and enhance the current wave of sauna popularity in America.
In life it's harder to keep a passion than it is to find new ones
Now in America they're remembering or learning. Hard to know what is first. Building saunas again with stones that can take the heat and benches set high where the air is hot and clean. The old knowledge returning like spring after a long winter. But you had to earn it....
Welcome to Nightjar, where the ancient tradition of Finnish sauna meets modern craftsmanship right here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our journey began with a simple passion: a dedication to creating high-end, design-forward saunas that offer an authentic sauna experience like no other. "There's so many ways to mess up a...
