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Build Your Own Sauna with a Finnish Sauna Kit

A Finnish sauna kit is one of the fastest and easiest methods to build an authentic sauna room or cabin as used by the Finns. Kits contain all the materials and instructions for building a complete, functioning sauna bath in as little as a weekend. There are prefabricated or modular material packages to choose from, or you can save even more by building with a precut sauna kit.

Authentic Finnish sauna bathing requires a wood-burning heater and a location near a good supply of water. The preferred location for saunas in Finland is near a lake where sauna bathers can cool off in between sweating sessions. Indoor and outdoor family saunas in North America use showers as a means to cool off, so be sure to build your home sauna in a location such as the bathroom or an adjacent bedroom. Most kits can also be installed outdoors with the addition of a roof.

Pre-built modular saunas (also called prefabricated kits) are great for someoneFinnish Smoke Sauna with low carpentry skill levels but who still wants to build an authentic Finnish style sauna bath himself. These easy-to-assemble kits can be put together in just a few hours. Pre-fitted and pre-assembled wall and ceiling panels simply lock together. Benches are pre-assembled and the door is pre-hung for fast installation. You will probably need an electrician to wire in the electric sauna room heater that comes with the kit.



If you are an avid do-it-yourselfer and you’re up to the challenge, have a look at some of the precut sauna kits that allow you to convert an existing room into a sauna bath. These kits are great for building custom designed Finnish saunas. You can present the manufacturer with the inside dimensions of the room and have all the material cut to the correct size to eliminate waste.

Your Finland sauna cabin can be heated with a traditional wood-fired stove (ideal for an outdoor installation), or you can order an electric heater (preferred for inside saunas) to be shipped with your kit. A good manufacturer will help you plan and design your sauna or steam bath and provide advice before, during and after its construction.


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