Wood’s own shade is Finns’ favorite in the sauna

Finland is a sauna nation. According to estimates, the country is home to from two to 3.2 million saunas. Finns have built saunas in small urban apartments and large private houses alike, without forgetting summer cottages dotted on the shores of the country’s thousands of lakes. But what shade are the saunas in which Finns enjoy the gentle steam of the sauna stove? Tikkurila surveyed Finns’ favorite sauna shades. Finns respect the tree's own colors: more than half (55%) of the respondents* are currently bathing in a natural-colored sauna. In addition to the tones of wood, earthy