Finnish words from the finnish embassy

tervetuloa – welcome

  • sielunmaisema – landscape of the soul; a place where you feel at home, at ease, filled with joy and peace.

  • aamusauna – morning sauna (a concept)

  • rantasauna – sauna by the shore

  • usva – mist

  • sumu - fog

  • rauha – peace (rauhallinen – peaceful)

  • onni – happiness

  • kuu – moon

  • yötön yö – nightless night, bright night, when the sun doesn’t set (could be used for sauna nights – for example Nuit Blance collab could be called yötön yö)

  • lumi – snow

  • avanto – area open for a cold plunge, usually a hole in the ice

  • virta – current

  • lämpö – warmth