In Finland We Have This Thing Called... Löyly
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2019
- How often do you bathe in the sauna?
Do you prefer electric, wooden or smoke sauna?
Going in the sauna during the Christmas holidays is an age-old tradition. So much so, that it was one of the highlights of the whole season. The sauna was heated already during the night, so everyone would have the chance to bathe during daylight hours. As in this part of the world (especially a bit up north) daylight lasts for only a few hours (if it even gets up at all) And as not everyone had a sauna, some places had the whole village bathing…
For many people still, joulusauna is the real beginning of the holidays. It means that all of the work is done, now it is time to clean off all the dirt and grime, to then settle into the peace and tranquility of the Christmas holidays and end of the year.
The tradition is to be silent in the sauna, so that the mosquitoes and bugs would leave you alone the next summer… If you thought that is too hard, if you made too much noise, or Ukko fordbid, swore in the (christmas)sauna, you could get cursed with a “jouluköyry” You don’t even want to know what that could be… Let’s just say that Swedes, Russians and Canadians like to make noise in the sauna, and see what happened in Ice Hockey this year… Just saying. ;-)
Most finns throw löyly at least once a week, and nearly all houses have their own saunas. If you live in an apartment building, they most likely have a common one where you can reserve a slot, or go to a shared slot (usually on Saturdays) called lenkkisauna (jogging sauna) It is also pretty common that your summer house (kesämökki) has at least one sauna.
Back in the day, it was not uncommon for childbirth to happen in a sauna, as it is quite easy to sterilise, before and after. While the research is uncorroborated, there might be a connection between lower child mortality rates in the pre-hospital birth era and giving birth in a sauna. One of our most legendary presidents, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, was born in a sauna, and he turned out pretty good. ;-)
There definitively is massive amounts of research confirming that regular visits to the sauna is good for you, as long as sufficient hydration and cooling down is incorporated and alcohol consumption is limited.
Lisää löylyä! Happy new year!!!
I actually had a lengthy argument with my high school english teacher about how to properly pronounce sauna when speaking in english.
why it was so long and emotional, I was strongly of the opinion that you ought to pronounce it as you'd in finnish since it is a loan word
@Qimodis it depends on the loan word
in any language
ton of Latin words are pronounced "properly" in English
Loan words do change to adapt and fit the pronunciation rules and language rules of another language. So I don’t think it’s wrong if a loan word is pronounced differently in another language because that loan word is now apart of the language like any other word. It especially makes sense when the language that the loan word came from has certain sounds that the other language borrowing the word doesn’t have.
I outlasted my Finnish friend in sauna. He tried to löyly me out, but with great sisu, I lasted longer.
That's awesome! He should give you an award or something =)
@@InFinlandWeHaveThisThingCalled Is you friend Simo Häyhä who has managed to somehow cheat death into the modern age? You can tell us.
He must be a Swedish spy...
Also the Loyly sauna in Helsinki next to the sea kicks ass.
I prefer the wood fire method of sauna, oh my god it felt goooddd
I miss the old guys at Kotiharjun who always sat on the highest benches and always insisted that they controlled the Loyly.
In finland we have this thing - Now see what you've done! I urge to go in the sauna now! @__@
Joke of the matter: A Finnish guy and a Russian guy went in sauna. Russian guy died
True story though...
I am the guy who always ask for löyly, does it mean that I'm old? Thank you for this usefull new word
djorll torkadreuz Not necessarily, but it definitely means you are awesome ;-)
It’s like saying Oulu or Olut
Se on KIULU ei sanko, jos multa kysytään😂
Näin on! Olet aivan oikeassa... 👍
Terävä havainto
Itse olen aina ajatellut, että kiulussa on jäykkä kahva sivulla, kun taas sangossa on sivulle kääntyvä kahva. Ensin mainittu soveltuu lähinnä paikallaan oloon ja pieneen siirtelyyn (lauteet), kun taas jälkimmäinen on huomattavasti parempi veden kantamiseen - vaikkapa rannasta tai kaivolta.
LOL
Also turpasauna and verilöyly.
I slept all the way through science class, but doesn't Löyly lower the temperature? Something to do with latent heat and phase transition? The combination of heat and humidity will make it feel hotter, yeah.
Stones in kiuas are much hotter than than air in sauna so steam from löyly is hotter than air. And water has better heat conductivity than air
It's spelled - not 'saw-na'. 'Sowna' likely produces the correct word (sow- as in now, not as in show).
True dat. For the next season, we should hire you as a fact checker!!!
@@InFinlandWeHaveThisThingCalled Or pilkun...ystävä?
@@timomastosalo Finland's official pilkun...ystävä... ,
@@InFinlandWeHaveThisThingCalled 😂
i don't think there's anything wrong with you saying saw-na. saw-na is the english translation of sau-na. just because they're spelt the same, doesn't mean they're the same word