Sauna words in Finnish

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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