Knowledge

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Founder of Saunologia, Dr. Lassi Liikkanen, has authored several books about sauna design. There are also some sauna insights on this website's blog.

Finnish Sauna: Steam, Wood, Stone & How to Build Your own (2025) is a new global breakthrough, published by an imprint of the global book publisher Hachette.  https://www.amazon.com/Finnish-Sauna-Steam-Stone-Build-ebook/dp/B0DT7V966N?

The Secrets of Finnish Sauna (2021) is the most highly valued modern sauna design book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Finnish-Sauna-Design/dp/1683150260/

His upcoming book, Finnish Sauna, will be published in September 2025 to provide Finnish sauna construction information to all English speaking audiences: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1529442931/ref=sr_1_3?

For free you can read his seminal articles about the Finnish Sauna Essentials on Saunologia.

Watch & Listen

Liikkanen has appeared on multiple podcasts and live video streams, including

The Upper Bench podcast, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSNh-0QqM8

Sauna Times podcast, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqAdH0fPnmo

Finnmark's Sauna Twins podcast, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpyPsi-Hj6k

Immerse Recovery podcast, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKG_qdwjyIQ

Growth Island, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJbYeu56bxk

London Festival of Architecture, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVUDQWM-M24&t=320s