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== Learn Finnish by sauna ==
== Learn Finnish by sauna ==
You want to experience the wonderfully indescribable soothing effect of the Finnish sauna? <u>Excellent</u> decision esteamed Sir / Madam.
Depending on your choice of sauna, i.e. municipal swimming hall, country-side cabin sauna, old-school commercial sauna, hotel's or restaurant's sauna or one of the new designer saunas that have recently sprung up, the etiquette is slightly different, but lingo is unchanged throughout Finnish sauna culture.
=== Choosing a sauna ===
=== Choosing a sauna ===


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* '''[https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/culture/sports/indoor/swimming/swimming-halls Swimming halls maintained by the City of Helsinki]''' - These all include a sauna, many offer multiple saunas and the entry fees are very reasonable.
* '''[https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/culture/sports/indoor/swimming/swimming-halls Swimming halls maintained by the City of Helsinki]''' - These all include a sauna, many offer multiple saunas and the entry fees are very reasonable.
* '''[https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/culture/sports/outdoor/winter-swimming/winter-swimming-places Winter swimming places in Helsinki]''' - These are maintained by winter swimming societies. '''Caution''': May not have a sauna available.
* '''[https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/culture/sports/outdoor/winter-swimming/winter-swimming-places Winter swimming places in Helsinki]''' - These are maintained by winter swimming societies. '''Caution''': May not have a sauna available.
=== To the sauna ===
You want to experience the wonderfully indescribable soothing effect of the Finnish sauna. Excellent choice dear Sir/Madam.
Depending on your choice of sauna, i.e. municipal swimming hall, country-side cabin sauna, old-school commercial sauna, hotel's or restaurant's sauna or one of the new designer saunas that have recently sprung up, the rules are slightly different, but lingo is unchanged throughout Finnish sauna culture.


=== Getting to the sauna ===
=== Getting to the sauna ===
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