Finland Wins World Sauna Championships
10 Aug
Have you every wondered how long it is possible to stay in a Sauna that was heated to 110 degrees Celsius? Me neither but somebody in Finland did. The Sauna world championships took place in in Heinola 86 miles north of Helsinki last week and the results are in.
The Finnish people are officially the world’s best at staying in a very hot shed without passing out. Timo Kaukonen managed 3 minutes 45 seconds before leaping into the snow shouting ‘sod this my brain is boiling’ in Finnish. The womens champion was Tatyana Arkhipenko from Russia who managed 3 minutes and 9 seconds. Unfortunately she was unable to collect her prize as she was mistaken for a plate of steamed spinach after the event and was eaten by a spectator.
Unsurprisingly team GB was absent from the event due to nobody here actually having a Sauna to practice in. I can manage about 2 minutes in a hot bath so if nobody can do any better I’m going to consider myself our national champion and take part next year. My ‘Finland sucks’ tattoo will guarantee that I will be the first to cross the Finnish.
