Sauna – Kiuas, lauteet, ja höyry – Finnish Vocabulary
March 26, 2019
September 2, 2024
Many homes in Finland come with their own sauna. Even if they don’t, there is usually one in the building anyway, which you can reserve for your own use, or share with your neighbors. It is almost like the Finnish national hobby.
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Verbejä | Verbs |
| lämmittää | to heat |
| kantaa puita saunaan | to carry wood to the sauna |
| riisuutua | to undress |
| nousta lauteille | to climb on the benches |
| heittää vettä kiukkaalle | to throw water on the stove |
| heittää löylyä | “to throw steam” |
| hikoilla | to sweat |
| peseytyä | to wash oneself |
| huuhdella | to rinse |
| uida | to swim |
| kuivata itsensä | to dry oneself |
| nauttia saunasta | to enjoy the sauna |
| varata saunavuoro | to reserve a sauna shift |
| vilvoitella | to cool off |
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Saunassa | In the sauna |
| mökki | cabin |
| puuvaja / liiteri | woodshed |
| pukuhuone | dressing room |
| löylyhuone | wash room |
| avanto | hole in the ice |
| lauteet | benches |
| laudeliina | bench cloth |
| kiuas | stove |
| puukiuas | wood-burning stove |
| sähkökiuas | electric stove |
| vesikauha | ladle, scoop |
| ämpäri / sanko | bucket |
| höyry | steam |
| lämpömittari | thermometer |
| vesipata | water heater |
| pesuvati | bowl |
| tervasaippua | tar soap |
| pesusieni | sponge |
| alaston / alasti | naked |
| pellavapyyhe | linen towel |
| froteepyyhe | terry towel |
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