Finland

The Finnish Sauna Society is a cultural association founded in 1937 to foster the heritage of the national bath. The Society has around 4200 members.

International Sauna Association is an association of national and other sauna societies and private people. It was founded in 1957. It was decided that the domicile of the association is  Helsinki. Austria , Germany , Japan and Finland are continuous members.

International smoke sauna club was established in 1990 by Finnish smoke sauna enthusiasts. Club is very active at visiting smoke saunas, evaluating them and giving advice on smoke sauna.

The sauna block at Rajaportti in Pispala was built by Hermanni Lahtinen and his wife Maria in the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the Rajaportti block belongs to the city of Tampere. The sauna at Rajaportti is the oldest public sauna in Finland still going strong!