Sauna Time

7:43pm Sat 12th May #8333999

Look at Norway's hands in the last panel ;3

11:27am Fri 11th May #8332389

What kind of sauna is this? Why are the guys having towels. Only the indians thake towels to cover themselves in sauna, lol. In Finland people don't cover themselves even in mixed sauna! :P

9:26am Tue 1st May #8318119

If you wear towels it's not a sauna. A sauna is always at least 60-80 degrees Celcius and you go in completely naked. And of course throw some water on the sauna heater* to make it feel even hotter

Unless it's one of those spa fake saunas where the temperature is around 40 degrees and people go in wearing towels and read newspapers or such -_-

In fact I've heard that even in Sweden this fake sauna is more popular than an actual sauna... don't know if this is true. Someone did mention a "sauna" in Sweden where there actually were no stones at all, and it was dry like a god damn oven!

Oh, and then there's this sign from a "sauna" somewhere abroad... [link]

"Do not pour water over the stones in the sauna. There is an electric element under the stones and it will break"

Laughed my butt off the first time I saw that

*there appears to be some amount of debate about what to call this in English since there is no exact word for it...

11:33am Sat 28th Apr #8313439

@RoseCodex...

A traditional way of indulging in a sauna bath is to beat other people (and be beaten in turn) with birch branches which helps bring blood to the surface of the skin and then go roll in the snow.

Kind of makes you wonder about these Nordic folks, doesn't it? At least for me, the phrase "glutton for punishment" leaps to mind...

6:31am Thu 26th Apr #8310194

Ah, sauna~ One of the best parts of Finland.

6:31am Thu 26th Apr #8310193

Ah, sauna~ One of the best parts of Finland.

11:38am Wed 25th Apr #8309319

@Usva88 Why is it wierd? even half Finnish-half Swewdish like myself do it...

3:42pm Mon 23rd Apr #8306795

Vihta!

3:40pm Mon 23rd Apr #8306791

I'm a Finn but I still think it's a bit weird to beat eachother up with birch branches in the sauna. I know it's like because it causes your blood circulation to activate, it refreshes your skin and makes washing it easier, it smells summery and -let's face it- is a lot of fun but it is weird.

11:13am Sat 21st Apr #8302941

That's how we do sauna time in Russia too!

3:17am Sat 21st Apr #8302347

Sweden, you don't know how right you were when you described sauna as an "ordeal". You sit and stew in a boiling hot room full of steam and scourge each other with birch whips and the first one to pass out loses Man points. It should be an indication what kind of stress this puts on your body that when you take a break to roll around naked outdoors in temperatures that are, in fact, not conductive to biological life you don't even feel cold.

People came up with this back when we didn't have running water and had to come up with inventive ways to clean ourselves that could get the job done even if you only did it once a year. It fascinates me that we still do it, voluntarily no less.

3:38pm Fri 20th Apr #8301797

i've been looking at this for like 2 days and i still dont get it XD

6:26am Mon 16th Apr #8295223

Yess this is my favorite comic xD Whenever I try to explain how Finnish people enjoy the sauna to my non-Finnish friends they all get so confused :'D

12:48am Mon 9th Apr #8284603

Me, please. I'd like to be scorched by steam, hit by birch branches, and thrown into the snow.

9:46am Sat 7th Apr #8282241

@catLoverrrr yes of course! jaja

7:08am Sat 7th Apr #8282029

@agustina If SatW ever turns into a movie, these guys should totally have the roles of Norway and Denmark!

3:30am Sat 7th Apr #8281940

@Hellsinki se on VIHTA perkele

Also, if this was a Finnish sauna, Finland would most likely be naked and it would be about 80-100*C inside.

8:06pm Fri 6th Apr #8281795

OMFG! its norway and denmark in the real life!!
[link],r:12,s:0,i:88 NORWAY.
[link],r:9,s:47,i:236 DENMARK: lol

10:21am Fri 6th Apr #8280950

HAHAHA. True XD

12:56am Sat 31st Mar #8269873

Finnish people always argue about if it is Vihta or Vasta...I would prefer vasta but both means same thing. There are even made a map about it where it is vihta and where it is vasta

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