r/Sauna is a subreddit with 123k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses sauna, build, heater, electric, and design, and they frequently recommend/review weekend getaway, heater, and stain.
Welcome to r/Sauna!
This is a subreddit for all things Sauna -
Pictures of You and your Sauna -
Sharing your building progress and questions -
Whatever else you can think of Sauna related -
Saunas are used around the world and we want to hear from you!
You can also find us on our own Lemmy instance over at https://r-sauna.fi - posts made there will be automatically re-posted here, so please don't double post.
Popular Themes in r/Sauna
#1
Advice Requests
: "New home sauna - first use!"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Shed to sauna conversion!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I know people don't generally like barrel saunas here but is this just a waste of money?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/Sauna
#1
Sauna
: "This is the Sauna where end of the north in Japan."
396 posts
#2
Build
: "A lot of work, a lot of notes: Just fired up my traditional Build this weekend"
60 posts
#3
Heater
: "FREE to a Finn: Premium IKI Pillar 9kW Sauna Heater & HUUM UKU Wi-Fi Controller ($4,600 Value)"
49 posts
#4
Electric
: "One person Electric (110V) freestanding sauna, capable of 190F/87C"
28 posts
#5
Design
: "Custom-Designed sauna project, Design from Latvia"
27 posts
#6
Looking
22 posts
#7
Looking For
22 posts
#8
Outdoor
: "My barrel sauna and Outdoor shower"
16 posts
#9
Wood
: "Woodshed turned Sauna"
13 posts
#10
Help
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/Sauna
Weekend Getaway
27 reviews
#1
Post Hotel
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Cedar and Stone Sauna
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Shoji Spa
5.0★ from 1 review
Heater
4 reviews
#1
IKI
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Homecraft Apex
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Harvia Virta 10.5 kW
5.0★ from 1 review
Stain
2 reviews
#1
Benjamin Moore WoodLuxe
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Seal-Once Nano Penetrating Wood Sealer
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Sauna
#1
DIY
: "Finally built my very own Sauna!"
60 posts
#2
Culture & Etiquette
: "This is the sauna where end of the north in Japan."
42 posts
#3
General Question
: "Do you allow cats/pets to sauna? She does bite if attempt of removal is made."
24 posts
#4
My sauna
: "We built the first Savu Sauna in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia)"
23 posts
#5
Health & Wellness
: "Sauna is not a health hack or some marketed product you should endure"
20 posts
#6
Review
: "Something from my building."
18 posts
#7
Maintenance
: "Newly Finished Sauna - Looking for help on ventilation/light smoke issues."
4 posts
#8
Tent sauna
: "The way the flames move in this sauna stove! 😍"
4 posts
#9
?
: "Sam’s Club Heads Up"
3 posts
#10
Meta
: "Finnish sauna saying"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Sauna
Yearly
+32k members(35.5%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026