About saunageek

saunageek is a small independent publication about doing sauna properly.

We write for people who take the heat seriously: first-timers trying to understand what löyly even is, regulars chasing a better session, and the slightly obsessive types planning their own backyard build. The goal is simple. Cut through the spa-brochure fluff and give you advice you can actually use.

What you’ll find here

The writing falls into a few buckets. Guides walk through using, building, and maintaining a sauna. Gear covers heaters, stones, towels, and accessories with honest verdicts, including the ones we think are gimmicks. Health looks at what the research says about heat exposure without overselling it. Culture explores the traditions, from Finnish sauna to German Aufguss, as context rather than a rulebook.

How we approach it

We’re grounded in Finnish sauna tradition but we write for an international audience, and we don’t gatekeep. There is no single “right” sauna. A barrel sauna in a back garden, an apartment infrared cabin, and a smoke sauna by a lake are all valid ways in.

We have opinions and we share them. When something is a waste of money, we say so. When the evidence for a health claim is thin, we say that too. Temperatures are given in Celsius with Fahrenheit alongside, because heat is heat wherever you live.

A note on links

Some articles may link to products. Where we earn a commission from a link, it never changes which products we recommend or what we say about them. The verdict comes first.