#15 The Sauna
If there is one thing I regret, it's not building the sauna first before starting the house. Every Finnish person will tell you this. The reason I didn't was due to the pandemic and all the logistics, skyrocketing prices for building materials, and availability problems it brought. I often thought about this while I was working on the house during the long, cold weekends and winter vacation days, spending the nights camping on the site before I had any heating systems in place (or even a roof). But that's all in the past, and I fondly remember those days now that the house is ready. Time to finally build the sauna! Unlike the other posts on this blog where I reflect on the build after it is completed, this entry was written as I was building, and the entire building might not be 100% complete before I publish this. Just a Sauna? Unlike in many (most) other countries, a sauna in Finland is not a luxury item as such. Pretty much every house has one. Apartment buildings typic...