I am Saara, the nurse of the old Etelä-Pohjalainen smoke sauna, the mother of three children and the hostess of the Sipoonjoki traditional sauna. I have previously worked in education and teaching, but exhaustion and a feeling of inadequacy made me reflect on the direction of my life.

During the care leave, I was able to spend more time in the same forests and think about all the ways in which I could draw more from that important and empowering source for myself and others. I signed up for Metsämieli instructor training and studied natural cosmetics and soap making. Around the same time, the Sipoonjoki traditional sauna was built and opened in our backyard, and I became friends with Laura, who was an experienced traditional sauna user. This friendship inspired us to found "Sauna Women".

Even though I had grown up in the sauna culture, I started to delve into the Baltic Finnish sauna tradition with Laura's guidance. I had always loved saunas. My childhood home in the country had a real sauna world - three different saunas, one of which was an ancient smoke sauna. However, I didn't think that in my adulthood I would end up as the wife of a smoke sauna entrepreneur, and with that, a sauna hostess, and would study to become a sauna operator as a traditional sauna kisälli in the old style.

In the heat of the sauna, many sorrows and pains have been taken care of, joy and sorrow have been shared, sown, weeded and sung in all seasons, both with adults and children. And the special thing is that the good is shared with everyone.

The healing power of nature and the sauna have always fascinated me. We want to share this wisdom and tradition with you through Saunan Naisten and constantly learn more ourselves. Welcome to the journey!