On Second Thought

Sauna games aren’t cool at all

Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy (left) not only lost to Timo Kaukonen in the World Sauna Championships — he lost his life. (Sari Gustafsson/Lehtikuva via Ap)

By Kevin Paul Dupont

August 15, 2010

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Finland covets its saunas with near-religious zeal. The Nordic country of some 5.4 million has approximately 1.6 million hot boxes spread around Suomi’s 337,000 square kilometers, and you’re just blowing hot air to tell a Finn not to sweat the small stuff. Most Finns believe anything and everything is worth a good sweat, which is probably a bit redundant. (Full article: 992 words)