The sites are from the Neolithic age, dating to approximately 4000 B.C.E. It is possible some of these structures also incorporated the use of steam, in a way similar to the sauna, but this is a matter of speculation. Īreas of the Nordic diaspora, such as the rocky shores of the Orkney islands of Scotland, have many stone structures for normal habitation, some of which incorporate areas for fire and bathing. Īrchaeological sites in Greenland and Newfoundland have uncovered structures very similar to traditional Scandinavian farm saunas, some with bathing platforms and "enormous quantities of badly scorched stones". The German sauna culture also became popular in neighbouring countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. After the war, the German soldiers brought the habit back to Germany and Austria, where it became popular in the second half of the 20th century. Saunas were so important to Finnish soldiers that they built saunas not only in mobile tents but even in bunkers. German soldiers had experienced Finnish saunas during their fight against the Soviet Union on the Soviet-Finnish front of WWII, where they fought on the same side. The sauna became very popular especially in Scandinavia and the German-speaking regions of Europe after the Second World War. Although the culture of sauna nowadays is more or less related to Finnish and Estonian culture, the evolution of sauna happened around the same time both in Finland and other Baltic Sea region's countries sharing the same meaning and importance of sauna in daily life, shared still to this day. This led to further evolution of the sauna, including the electric sauna stove, which was introduced in 1938 by Metos Ltd in Vaasa. When the Finns migrated to other areas of the globe they brought their sauna designs and traditions with them. Air temperatures averaged around 75–100 ☌ (167–212 ☏) but sometimes exceeded 110 ☌ (230 ☏) in a traditional Finnish sauna. Īs a result of the Industrial Revolution, the sauna evolved to use a metal woodstove, or kiuas Finnish pronunciation:, with a chimney. Illustration of Finnish Sauna in 1804 by Giuseppe Acerbi.
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