Unesco highlights the intangible but very real spirit of Finnish sauna culture
“Sauna culture in Finland” is now on the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. What does that mean, and what does the sauna represent to Finnish people?
of Finns live in urban areas
Source: UN World Urbanisation Prospects
Amount of saunas in Finland
Source: Finnish Sauna Society
Number of summer cottages in Finland
Source: Statistics Finland