The Finnleo Sauna Experience

Find answers to your frequently asked questions about saunas.

The appropriate temperature for a sauna depends on your preference! Most people prefer to enjoy their sauna at temperatures between 150-175 degrees Fahrenheit for traditional saunas and 120-130 degrees Fahrenheit for infrared saunas.

A traditional sauna generally takes between 30 and 45 minutes to fully heat up. During this time, it heats the rocks to the perfect temperature for soft heat and soft steam.

With the addition of a Saunatonttu heater, the sauna heat up time is halved. It takes about 10 minutes for an infrared sauna to heat up. After 10 minutes, the air has warmed up a little and the emitters are running at full power.

If you use your sauna three times per week, a 6 kW heater will use approximately $4 to $6 per month. A 2.1 kW heater, on the other hand, would use about $2/month. Far-infrared saunas typically use $3 to $5 per month. Steambaths usually average $3 to $5 per month.

While this, too, varies between individuals – one can usually stay in the sauna until they begin to feel uncomfortable. Typically, remain in the sauna for about 10-15 minutes and then take a break to cool off for several minutes.

Then you can feel free to return to the sauna for another “inning.” A Finnleo sauna experience can be truly relaxing and rewarding, but don’t stay in the sauna for extended periods of time. Set the temperature and humidity level (if you are using a traditional sauna) to your ideal level. If you begin to feel dizzy or uncomfortable, simply leave the sauna and cool off.

After your sauna, cleanse your skin via shower or bath to remove any and all residues or salts left behind. Close your pores once again wiht a quick rinse. This is the perfect way to end your sauna experience.

Moisturize your skin with a high quality moisturizing lotion. It’s also ideal to shampoo your hair afterward. Don’t forget to drink and adequate amount of mater, mineral water, fruit or vegetable juice to replace fluids that were lost during your heat bathing.

Pouring water on the rocks of Finnleo traditional sauna heaters is perfectly fine and is an essential aspect of the overall experience! For infrared saunas, however, the humidity will be ambient.

Consult your personal physician if you have any history of heart problems, high blood pressure or any other health problems before enjoying any kind of sauna.

Relaxation is by far the most cited benefit from regular sauna bathers, followed closely by the positive effects seen from detoxification.

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Materials and Installation

No, not necessarily. Although, it may be more convenient for cleaning purposes – especially with our traditional saunas.

For traditional saunas, the best kind of floor for a sauna is cement, tile or anything that doesn’t absorb water. For infrared saunas, wood or tile is perfect. Finally, you should never use carpet because it absorbs sweat and odors.

To find out the appropriate heater size for your sauna, measure Length x Width x Height to find the cubic footage. Next, find the correct heater on the Finnleo or Helo heater sizing chart. On the infrared saunas, the ideal amount of emitters and wattage has already been calculated for each room.

Standard breakers should be used. They should be sized for the heater in to correspond with the National Electric Code. Standard Infrared saunas, however, can be easily plugged in to normal household 120 volt outlets (15 and 20 amp).

There are many variables to consider when choosing the appropriate wood choice for performance in a given sauna. All the woods used in our saunas have been used for hundreds of years and have long proven their viability for sauna use. Wood choice is also largely contingent upon user preference and style.

Finnleo hand selects clear softwoods such as Western Red Cedar and vertical grain Canadian Hemlock and fine-grained European woods such as European Alder and Nordic White Spruce.

Finally, Finnleo complements these choices by matching bench materials which enhance the sauna user’s comfort levels. Finnleo determines the most ideal profiles, thickness specifications, framing materials, hardware – and gives you a product that is built to perform and to last. Warranties and decades of experience give you further piece of mind when considering our wood choice expertise.

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