Sipoonjoki Heritage Sauna
Sauna knowledge
Articles about sauna bathing, traditions and treatments.
Vihta, vasta, simasulka, satalatva – the many names of the sauna whisk
Vihta, vasta, simasulka, satalatva: these names alone show how important a part of sauna tradition this tool, bound from plants, has been. Vihta and vasta are the Finnish words for the sauna whisk; simasulka and satalatva are poetic names.
What is a saunottaja?
Many people today know that there used to be bath attendants. Fewer know that less than a hundred years ago the saunottaja, the traditional sauna attendant, was a respected profession whose duties reached far beyond washing.