Sauna in the news
How sauna makes waves in the British press.
Updated on 6 November 2024
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World's first hot air balloon sauna invented by steam-mad twins takes to the skies The Mirror, 31 Oct 2024
Sauna culture in the UK (£) Outdoor Swimmer, 24 Oct 2024
Rob da Bank on his life-affirming pilgrimage to Finland's frozen sauna capital i, 5 Oct 2024
How this naked, sweaty sauna ritual in Estonia ended up being the most empowering girls’ weekend away The Independent, 5 Sept 2024
We go to our sauna for an hour to help our marriage The Times, 5 July 2024
It's getting hot in here — how saunas became the new pub Evening Standard, 14 June 2024
Move over pubs! Saunas are the hot new hangouts The Sunday Times, 26 May 2024
Sauna craze hots up as Britons learn joy of sweat The Times, 25 May 2024
Saunas set to become UK's hottest trend as specialist society holds its first national summit - six years after co-founder set up her first sauna in a converted horse box Mail Online, 25 May 2024
The Globalist: Episode 3335 Monocle Radio, 20 May 2024
The ‘secret’ rooftop attraction in the UK – with private saunas, cocktail bar and pizza restaurant The Sun, 17 May 2024
Estonia's naked wellness tradition to cleanse both body and soul BBC Travel, 16 May 2024
Saunas are the next frontier in fighting depression Wired, 15 May 2024
This affordable Nordic city is the sauna capital of the world The Sunday Times, 14 May 2024
‘It lowers inhibition’: how saunas are challenging UK pubs as the place to meet The Observer, 12 May 2024
Relax and rejuvenate at these charming community baths in East London Secret London, 25 April 2024
My husband was ill and I was full of anxiety but a daily sauna changed my life i, 29 Mar 2024
How this Finnish ‘sauna capital of the world’ helped me recover from burnout The Independent, 16 Mar 2024
Hot ticket: 10 of the best pop-up saunas in the UK The Guardian, 10 Mar 2024
The UK’s sunniest island vying to become a ‘sauna isle’ i, 5 Mar 2024
Could an outdoor sauna on the beach be the new pub? BBC Wales, 3 Mar 2024
Heat me happy: How community saunas are helping people heal through trauma The Independent, 3 Mar 2024
Luxurious rooftop saunas have officially returned to east London TimeOut, 1 Mar 2024
Seven of the UK’s best saunas by the sea The Sunday Times, 21 Feb 2024
Tesla Norway fjord crash passengers saved by floating sauna users BBC Europe, 2 Feb 2024
Floating sauna guests wearing only towels rescue duo after car plunges into Oslo fjord Sky News, 2 Feb 2024
Hot topic: Why ‘slow motion’ saunas are becoming the new cold swimming The Independent, 25 Jan 2024
Hot sauna, cold plunge. Here’s where to try contrast bathing, National Geographic, 25 Jan 2024
Finnish sauna from 1948 UK Olympics is a hot heritage asset, The Art Newspaper, 25 Jan 2024
Inflammation isn’t always bad. Here’s how we can use it to heal, National Geographic, 24 Jan 2024
I visited the bizarre new London attraction launched by a top British DJ that only costs £6, The Sun, 22 Jan 2024
Wooden sauna from 1948 London Olympics gets Grade II listing The Guardian, 19 Jan 2024
Olympic Finnish sauna in Kent given Grade II listed status BBC News, 19 Jan 2024
Finnish sauna in Ditton dating from the 1948 Olympic Games granted listed status Kent Online, 19 Jan 2024
Oldest sauna in Britain gets protected status The Telegraph, 19 Jan 2024
'Time capsule' sauna donated by Finnish team to 1948 London Olympics wins Grade II listing The Standard, 19 Jan 2024
Finnish sauna in Kent gifted to UK after 1948 Olympics granted listed status ITV News, 19 Jan 2024
Pop-Up Sauna Cabins And Plunge Pools Have Landed In London For The Next Month Secret London, 19 Jan 2024
Outdoor saunas: A dive into the hot new wellness trend, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan 2024
Where you can find community saunas in London: from Hackney to Rotherhithe, The Standard, 17 Jan 2024
New pop-up sauna opens in Jersey Jersey Evening Post, 16 Jan 2024
Community sauna sessions a hit as Londoners shiver BBC London, 15 Jan 2024
Slovakian man enjoying limitless opportunities after making career change in Northern Ireland BelfastLive, 14 Jan 2024
Rob da Bank pledges to make the Isle of Wight a sauna hotspot BBC South, 13 Jan 2024
Jules And Greg’s Wild Swim, Series 1 Episode 2, BBC, 10 Jan 2024
Outdoor saunas, freezing dips and remote hutting: how Scotland fell in love with Scandinavian winters The Observer, 7 Jan 2024
The hottest wellness trends of 2024 revealed – from sound baths to ‘sauna blankets’ The Sun, 7 Jan 2024
Try heat therapy, from the East Neuk to Shetland The Scotsman, 2 Jan 2024
’Odd Socs’ column Current Archaeology, 2 Jan 2024
Rob da Bank hopes to make Isle of Wight a sauna hotspot – with a spare from Finland The Guardian, 1 Jan 2024
2023
Scotland’s new wild sauna culture BBC News, 30 Dec 2023
The hottest trend for 2024: Saunas Mail Online, 30 Dec 2023
Stressed in the City? Chill out in a horsebox sauna The Times, 26 Dec 2023
I’ve discovered why the Finns are so happy Sunday Times, 26 Dec 2023
Bid to save Olympic sauna in Ditton which is thought to be the oldest in Britain Kent Online, 12 Dec 2023
Why visiting Cornwall in winter is the secret to having a local’s experience Conde Nast Traveller, 10 Dec 2023
‘It is very much a living museum’ BBC Sportshour, 9 Dec 2023
The sauna secret: why Finland is the happiest country in the world The Guardian, 6 Dec 2023
There’s a campaign to save Britain’s oldest sauna Time Out, 1 Dec 2023
7 big wellbeing trends and predictions for 2024 Country Living, 27 Nov 2023
Campaigners seek listed status for Finnish sauna from 1948 London Olympics The Guardian, 26 Nov 2023
The heat is on as Britain’s boom in seaside saunas stirs up some local sweat The Observer, 26 Nov 2023
The powers of deep heat, with Emma O’Kelly The Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, 24 Nov 2023
Philanthropist offers £100k to put a sauna on Hampstead Heath The Times, 24 Nov 2023
New Salty Sauna business opens in Pakefield Lowestoft Eastern Daily Press, 24 Nov 2023
Application for sauna in place of Christchurch beach huts Daily Echo, 22 Nov 2023
Feel the heat: the Northern Irish beach that’s embracing Scandinavian sauna culture The Guardian, 18 Nov 2023
Smoke, sweat and tears: my initiation into Estonia’s sauna sisterhood
The Guardian, 18 Nov 2023
How to build a sauna: ‘somewhere between a chapel and a pub’ Financial Times, 17 Nov 2023
‘It was so exhilarating’: readers’ favourite spas and saunas in Europe The Guardian, 17 Nov 2023
Hampstead Heat? Swimmers sweating over plan for sauna by pond Camden New Journal, 17 Nov 2023
Finnish Ambassador backs 1948 Olympic sauna listing bid Twentieth Century Society, 14 Nov 2023
Saunas: The essence of Finland's heartbeat BBC Reel, 13 Nov 2023
Sauna on every corner: Rob da Bank reveals ambitious Isle of Wight wellbeing plans Isle of Wight Radio, 10 Nov 2023
New book, Sauna: The Power of Deep Heat, is dedicated to the art of sauna European Spa Magazine, 7 Nov 2023
The 10,000-year-old origins of the sauna – and why it's still going strong BBC Designed, 25 Oct 2023
From Romans to Wild-Swimming: The Evolving Story of Public Bathing in Britain Living Therme, 22 Oct 2023
Lewes Depot Cinema to get sauna visit for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood The Argus, 18 Oct 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review – intimate portrait of an ancient Estonian tradition The Guardian, 14 Oct 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review — a mesmerising Estonian documentary The Times, 13 Oct 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood review: A strange, hypnotic documentary i, 13 Oct 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: the sauna is about purifying the soul as much as the body in this raw and powerful documentary Sight and Sound, 12 Oct 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood film review — magnificent visual poetry from Estonia Financial Times, 12 Oct 2023
The new hot spot: why we’re all falling for the warm embrace of the sauna The Guardian, 8 Oct 2023
10 stunning and remote spots to find wild sauna in Scotland The Herald, 8 Oct 2023
A sweat with a view: The wild sauna trend sweeping Scotland The Herald, 7 Oct 2023
Outdoor sauna project set to offer Scandinavian experience that will make you sweat Shetland News, 19 September 2023
Therme Manchester: Planners approve £250m tropical spa resort BBC News, 15 Sep 2023
Why mobile saunas are being sent to Ukraine's front line BBC News, 12 Sep 2023
St Andrews wild swimmers open Finnish-style sauna on Fife beach The Courier, 12 Sep 2023
Sauna culture explored: new book delves into the power of deep heat Wallpaper, 10 Sep 2023
Can lying about in a sauna really count as exercise? The Sunday Times, 3 Sep 2023
Inside the wild saunas of Britain Financial Times, 25 Aug 2023
Why saunas are good for your brain The Telegraph, 16 Aug 2023
The women baring all in Smoke Sauna Sisterhood film BBC News, 17 Jun 2023
Sauna and a show? ‘Wellness theater’ makes its sweaty debut in Las Vegas The Observer, 17 Jun 2023
Wellness trends: the growth of mobile saunas European Spa Magazine, 12 Jun 2023
Rudding Park hosts inaugural UK Aufguss Championships Leisure Opportunities, 4 May 2023
First UK aufguss champion is named at inaugural event European Spa Magazine, 3 May 2023
Britons warm up to saunas The Economist, 16 Mar 2023
The rise of the seaside sauna — and the other trends to know The Sunday Times, 13 Mar 2023
Sauna heated by volcanic rock to open on Welsh beach WalesOnline, 5 Mar 2023
The heat is on for the UK Diplomatic Sauna Society The Times, 3 Mar 2023
How London became obsessed with saunas Evening Standard, 1 Mar 2023
Soul Water Sauna hits right note on Porty Beach The Edinburgh Reporter, 1 Mar 2023
Inside sauna culture in Estonia, the Baltic country where low-cost wellness is its superpower i, 22 Feb 2023
The hottest beach trend — a sauna in an old horsebox The Times, 19 Feb 2023
Postcard from London: the (steamy) corner of Belgravia that is forever Finland Financial Times, 18 Feb 2023
The New Wave of Social Saunas BESIDE, 15 Feb 2023
The secret to enjoying cold-water swimming in winter The Telegraph, 4 Feb 2023
The rise of community saunas Outdoor Swimming Society, 3 Feb 2023
How to build a sauna at home House & Garden, 24 Jan 2023
Will the UK warm to Finland's naked sauna diplomacy? BBC News, 19 Jan 2023
Naked Networking BBC Sounds, 18 Jan 2023
Saunas — so hot right now Financial Times, 4 Jan 2023
2022
Rudding Park to host UK Aufguss championships European Spa Magazine, 15 Dec 2022
Floating outdoor swimming pools, sauna and 90-metre balloon ride plans announced for Cardiff Bay WalesOnline, 7 Dec 2022
David Baddiel’s hot new obsession: ‘I’m naked, sweating and trapped’ The Times, 30 July 2022
‘I call it sauna head – your ego disappears’: how the UK got hooked on heat The Guardian, 18 June 2022
Soak up the views and sweat it out all year round in Co Derry mobile sauna The Irish Times, 14 Feb 2022
2021
Twigs, sweat and vodka shots: am I man enough for a Russian sauna? The Times, 13 Nov 2021
Husband and wife team hopes to bring Scandinavia sauna culture to isles Shetland News, 29 Jun 2021
2019
The secrets behind Finland's obsession with the sauna The Telegraph, 30 September 2019
2018
Souls of the sauna Scan Magazine, 2 Dec 2018
Sauna time may be linked to reduced heart disease risk, study claims The Independent, 28 Nov 2018
Taking regular saunas is good for your health, finds study The Independent, 7 Aug 2018
Pregnant women can exercise in warm weather and use saunas without risking the health of their unborn child, study finds The Independent, 2 Mar 2018
Pregnant women can enjoy hot baths and saunas without risk, says new review The Telegraph, 1 Mar 2018
2017
An authentic Finnish sauna opens on the South Bank Evening Standard, 9 November 2017
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