Enjoy a very local experience! Your guide will take you into deep forests to a wilderness cabin with a log sauna. The traditional cabin has no electricity or running water ; the small lake and nature around is providing everything it needs! The place is beautiful and extremely peaceful – perfect for a relaxing moment! It naturally inspires a feeling of disconnection from reality, being lost in the middle of nowhere.
Your guide will lit the wood-burner in the sauna and give you more instructions how to use it in the very Finnish way. There is also a pontoon that leads directly to the lake : if you are brave enough to go in the water and if the ice conditions allow it, we may open a hole in the ice (avanto)! It is very healthy to alternate hot sauna with cold water (or at least cold air).
Sauna towels, soaps, birch tar oil and other equipment needed will be provided by your guide (please bring your swimsuit if you need to ; or sauna can also be naked like Finns usually do…). The experience is always private and the guide will give you all privacy needed. He / she will prepare a local snack while you enjoy the traditional sauna.
Departure for this private experience is at 19:00, though timing may vary depending on the season. In autumn and late winter, later departures are possible to give you the best chance to witness the Northern Lights.
Thanks to the lake’s northern orientation and lack of light pollution, the location offers ideal conditions for aurora spotting—weather permitting. Please note that sightings are not guaranteed, as they depend on natural conditions.
The entire experience lasts approximately 3,5 hours, including transportation, with about one hour dedicated to the sauna session.
ADD A DINNER FOR YOUR SAUNA EXPERIENCE: Make your sauna moment even more special with a wilderness dinner served in the cozy wooden cottage. While you relax in the warm steam, your guide will prepare a hearty Finnish soup, accompanied with warm drinks and sweet pastries for dessert.
