"YOU'LL GET YOUR ASS BURNT!"

Insomnium’s ultimate guide to sauna etiquette

Get naked, But not sexy

niilo: “You’re supposed to be naked.”

Ville: “You go with your parents from an early age. It’s just normal – but please no sexual references.” niilo: “If you go alone with your girlfriend, that’s different. But otherwise a sauna isn’t a sexual place.”

don’t Compete

niilo: “they stopped sauna competitions – someone died. the competition was to see who could take the most heat; it became an inferno.”

Ville: “the guy basically boiled…”

Keep your Gas to yourself

Ville: “Don’t fart in the sauna.” niilo: “that’s true. We will kick your ass.”

watch your BUM

Ville: “When you sit down, watch for nails.” niilo: “or any other kind of metallic object. they’re fucking hot!”

Ville: “You will get your ass burnt.”

embrace Masochism

Ville: “a post-sauna ice bath feels nice – it’s a form of masochism.” niilo: “my father’s really into it. every day in winter, he runs out of the sauna and jumps into the lake through a hole in the ice. Finland – it’s a country of contrasts!”