Saunas are an important part of life in Finland. There are saunas in all the countries in Scandinavia, but Finland takes the lead here, as many houses and families have their own sauna. A sauna over there is almost like having a shower in any type of Western country - everyone has it, and uses it on a daily basis. That's why Finland today has over 2 million saunas.
The amount of saunas in Finland (2 million) places the average at around four saunas for every ten Finns - an incredible amount by any measure. Finns believe that staying and sweating in a sauna can cleanse the body of all ills, and makes a person much healthier. If you are in Finland, you must try out one of the local saunas, and cleanse your body once and for all.