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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’s Sundance win couldn’t have been better timed for Estonia

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’s Sundance win couldn’t have been better timed for Estonia

The documentary follows women in south Estonia who bond through the smoke sauna tradition.
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2023 is the Year of the Sauna in Estonia — and the European Sauna Marathon is back

2023 is the Year of the Sauna in Estonia — and the European Sauna Marathon is back

The XII European Sauna Marathon will take place over two days in Otepää & Tõrva.
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Teams from 12 countries will compete at the XII European Sauna Marathon

Teams from 12 countries will compete at the XII European Sauna Marathon

Sauna enthusiasts are travelling to south Estonia from as far as the US, Qatar, and Japan. There’s 3 whole teams from Switzerland.
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Dress to impress at the XII European Sauna Marathon!

Dress to impress at the XII European Sauna Marathon!

Prizes will be awarded for the quirkiest costumes in Otepää and Tõrva.
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There’s one more chance to get tickets for the XII European Sauna Marathon!

There’s one more chance to get tickets for the XII European Sauna Marathon!

Final tickets go on sale at 10am on 14 February — but you have to be quick.
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Here’s the schedule for the XII European Sauna Marathon in Otepää & Tõrva

Here’s the schedule for the XII European Sauna Marathon in Otepää & Tõrva

It’ll be a two day event for the first time.
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An old Seto Estonian smoke sauna has been discovered …in Canada

An old Seto Estonian smoke sauna has been discovered …in Canada

The sauna builder’s grandson has just been granted permission to recover the smoke sauna and restore it in Toronto.
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Inside a Võro smoke sauna, everything has a practical and a spiritual purpose

Inside a Võro smoke sauna, everything has a practical and a spiritu...

The smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa is listed by UNESCO as representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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The naked truth about Estonia

The naked truth about Estonia

Here’s 19 things you might want to know before investing (or visiting a sauna) here.
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Our top 10 steamless saunas

Our top 10 steamless saunas

Want to enjoy an authentic sauna without the hassle of steam? Here’s a round up of our favourites — from traditional infrared saunas to…
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This 16th century English barn now has a very modern Estonian sauna

This 16th century English barn now has a very modern Estonian sauna

Take a look at how Jack Ray tore out his spare toilet to build a sauna using design and technology from Estonia.
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Vaata, kuidas Eesti saunadisain ja -tehnoloogia Suurbritannia kuumaks kütab

Vaata, kuidas Eesti saunadisain ja -tehnoloogia Suurbritannia kuumaks kütab

Võtsime ette the Great British sauna tour’i ja kogesime seda omal nahal.
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Britain is rediscovering its sauna heritage — with the help of Estonian technology

Britain is rediscovering its sauna heritage — with the help of Estonian technology

We went on a Great British sauna tour to experience it for ourselves.
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