In this article Sauna words in Finnish, I have listed some of the most commonly used words surrounding sauna and sauna culture. This list might help you if you plan on buying your sauna from a Finnish business or you just want to familiarize yourself with Finnish sauna vocabulary.
I hope you find my sauna words in Finnish list useful!
Sauna
Sauna, any bath where sweating is part of the bathing process, the Sauna – Sauna
Smoke sauna, chimneyless sauna – Savusauna
Barrel sauna – Tynnyrisauna
Steam bath – Höyrysauna
Turkish bath – Turkkilainen sauna
Infrared sauna – Infrapunasauna
Bathroom sauna – Kylpyhuonesauna
Always ready sauna – Aina valmis sauna
In the sauna – Saunassa
Benches – Lauteet
Heat, sauna bath, heat of the sauna – Löyly
Steam room – Löylyhuone
Scoop for throwing water on the sauna, ladle – Löylykauha
Kit, pail – Kiulu
Birch whisk used in sauna, bath brooms – Vihta, vasta
Sauna stove, bathhouse stove – Kiuas
Wood sauna stove, wooden sauna, wood burning heater – Puukiuas
Electric sauna stove, electric heater – Sähkökiuas
Continual heating sauna stove – Jatkuvalämmitteinen kiuas
Thermometer – Lämpömittari
Vent – Tuuletusluukku
Firewood, log, billet, block, stick of wood – Halko
Hourglass – Tiimalasi
Coat rack – Naulakko
Sauna stones – Saunakivet
Hygrometer – Kosteusmittari
Floor grate – Lattiaritilä
Flood shower – Kaatosuihku, suihkusaavi
Deck chair, sun lounger – Lepotuoli, aurinkotuoli
Seat underclay – Istuinalusta
Textiles – Tekstiilit
Sauna pillow – Saunatyyny
Sauna hat – Saunahattu
Bathrobe – Kylpytakki
Towel – Pyyhe
Sauna chaperone – Saunaessu
Benches linen/cloth /line – Laudeliina
Cloth to cover your benches – Pefletti
Linen – Pellava
Flax – Pellavansiemen
Terry, Terry cloth – Frotee
Cotton – Puuvilla
Linen terry – Pellavafrotee
Sheep wool – Lampaanvilla
Alpaca wool – Alpakanvilla
Felt – Huopa
Materials – Materiaalit –
Panel – Paneeli
Gas – Kaasu
Stone – Kivi
Olivinestone/rock – Oliviinikivi
Tar – Terva
Peat, turf, muck – Turve
Clay – Savi
Heat treatment – Lämpökäsittely
Species of tree – Puulajit
Birch – Koivu
Pine, Scots Pine, Pinewood – Mänty, honka
Spruce, Norway spruce – Kuusi
Apache – Apassi
Aspen, trembling aspen, common aspen – Haapa
Alder – Leppä
Grey alder – Harmaaleppä
Black alder, common alder, Alnus glutinosa – Tervaleppä
Western red cedar (wrc) – Tuija
Eucalyptus – Eukalyptus
Juniper – Kataja
Linde, Lime – Lehmus
European ash, ash, ash tree – Saarni
Cedar – Setripuu
Magnolia – Magnolia
Poplar, popple, cottonwood – Poppeli
Sauna aroma – Saunatuoksut
Sauna aroma, perfume, smell, fragrance – Saunatuoksu
Sauna aroma bowl – Saunatuoksukulho
Tar – Terva
Birch – Koivu
Pine – Mänty
Ginger – Inkivääri
Orange – Appelsiini
Eucalyptys – Eukalyptys
Peppermint – Piparminttu
Juniper – Kataja
Few sentences
Go into the sauna – Mennä saunaan
Whip with a birch whisk – Vihtoa
Buck logs (for firewood) – Hakata halkoja
To light a wood-heated – sauna on sytytetty
Sauna is heated – Sauna on lämmitetty
To give (someone) a sauna treatment – Tehdä saunahoito
Throw water on hot stones – Heittää löylyä
Käydä saunassa/saunoa
Take a sauna bath
Have a bath (in sauna)
Have a sauna
Take a sauna
To bath in a sauna
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