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A sauna is a small room or building heated to high temperatures where people sit to relax and sweat, a practice that originated in Finland. Saunas are valued for their use in bathing and relaxation, and have become popular in many cultures as a wellness practice.
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- History
- Etymology
- Modern saunas
- Use
- Health effects
- Potential health benefits
- Potential health risks
- Technologies
- Heat storage-type
- Smoke sauna
- Heat storage-sauna
- Continuous heat-type
- Continuous fire sauna
- Electric stove sauna
- Far-infrared saunas
- Other sweat bathing facilities
- Around the world
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and Canada
- Europe
- Nordic and Baltic
- Finland and Estonia
- Latvia and Lithuania
- Norway and Sweden
- Dutch-speaking regions
- United Kingdom, Atlantic and Mediterranean Europe
- German-speaking countries
- Hungary
- Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Russia
- North America and Central America
- Traditions and old beliefs
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|A modern Finnish sauna
A sauna (, ) is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a sauna is used to measure temperature; a hygrometer can be used to measure levels of humidity or steam. Infrared therapy is often referred to as a type of sauna, but according to the Finnish sauna organizations, infrared is not a sauna.