No wonder Finland is the happiest country, this looked so chill and relaxing. Thank you for taking us a long, the production quality was top notch, and I felt immersed in the video! Great job, Marc!
Cheers Parker, it certainly was chilled and relaxing, all the hard work of cutting/chopping/clearing is a workout worth the effort. I guess thats what also makes it so much more rewarding, rather than flicking a switch on/off.
Marc, my morning shower routine is nothing compared to your beautiful sauna scenes. "Sisu" resilience, grit and determination were all captured. If there is any activity that defines what Finns most enjoy about life, you nailed it! We felt the quietness, the space and the nature around you. Well done ! Embrace the peacefulness of your surroundings. Cheers:))
What a beautiful comment, and also such a correct comment. Thats exactly what I wanted to capture with the video, Finnish 'Sisu'! I'm so happy to hear that you felt that, without me telling it :)))))))
The sounds in this video. Tha crackling of the fire and the constant hum of the fire in a sauna is something so very relaxing. Electric sauna can never be the same.
Actually older and more original style saunas are silent when you bathe in them. Savusauna (smoke sauna) is used when wood is already burned under the stones and ashes removed. "Kertalämmitteinen", "pönttökiuas", "aitokiuas" and similar refer to sauna that has a stove working similar to smoke sauna but smoke being removed through chimney. These predate continuously working stoves by centuries, or thousands of years in case of smoke sauna. Electric saunas are a compromise, they bring you the heat but not the full feeling, I agree.
I must say I am very jealous Marc. Apart from plunging into the ice that looked so relaxing. What a beautifully shot video such a lovely way to share the true sauna experience with us. Thanks for sharing bro! 😎🤘🏻
Thanks Ben! it would have done your legs a world of wonder after your 50k effort, congrats by the way 💪. I watched Dans video, but thought I'd space yours and Chirs's out so I don't watch the same-is journey 3 times in a row 😆.
@@runningwithmarc I bet it would have Marc. I wish I had a sauna like that at my house. Thank you very much. It was much more successful than novembers attempt. I think running without a fractured shin helped a lot 🤣 I don't blame you mate. Dans is the best one of the 3 so it's all down hill from there 🤣 keep the awesome videos coming mate! 😎🤘🏻
holy crap everything about that looks great, the scenery, the building, the sauna. I had a stayover in vantaa some years ago and decided to spend a few days catching up with an old friend. The first thing he suggested we do was use his sauna he had built. He did 3 or 4 "rounds" not sure of the proper term of going in and cooling down then finished up with a beer and some sausages. I could only manage 2 and felt exhausted but great the next day!
Proper sauna! Siting the sweat lodge at the edge of a lake is key. In the summer, you can just run off the dock naked and jump in the water. In the winter, you cut a hole in the ice -- like this guy did -- to have a cold soak. Or, if you're lazy, just roll in the fresh snow. Thanks for posting this beautiful video.
So in the summer you can off the docks in the water naked, that sounds amazing I always wanted to jump in the water naked feels nice may sound weird by saying that.
My great grandmother came to America from Helsinki. I've been to American "saunas", but just once, I want to try a traditional Finnish sauna experience. I use the sauna at the gym. Everyone else is wearing their bathing suits or even gym clothes!
Feels so good just to relax, naked and warm in the sauna and in the summer I could find a lake where no one is around and jump in the lake naked I would feel like a animal.
I appreciated the effort taken to edit this with so many different angles and shots. Truly captivating watch. A question about the sauna - doesn’t the metal door get too hot to touch? You handled it without gloves.
Cheers Dan, always happy to put in the time to share some of my world and hopefully provide some value/enjoyment/help for people. I'm lucky to have such great people along with me on my journey, like yourself. About that Sauna metal door, yes it gets hot, at the beginning it's not that hot, but after a while certainly wouldn't touch it. I think at one point you see me opening and closing it with a piece of wood, and when having more saunas later on, I usually use my towel that you saw me lay down to sit on..... also I have, when I first moved here, made the mistake of touching the handle when hot 🥵
Greetings Marc from 🇬🇧, wow this looked absolutely amazing & good job. I was in heaven watching this, I have a Harvia Barrel Sauna in my back yard and all the family use it. My dream is to one day visit Finland and spend a week visiting the best Saunas in your wonderful county. All our love from these shores, Martin.
Incredible footage Marc!! The area looks similar to our area in Northern Michigan... we jump in the ice all the time... and yes exactly the way you did it.. all natural!! lol keep up the awesome job!! Is this a resort or what kind of place are you at?????
One the best sauna experience video I have seen this far. Also props for not using towel or swimsuit in sauna, that's always deal breaker for me, as sauna is meant to be experienced with out any clothing.
I set my hot tub to the lowest setting of 59f and my oil fired sauna set at 170f, nirvana. All at my house, built it myself, labour of love for sure. I converted a wood stove to an oil furnace with rocks on top, never had such an effective efficient quick sauna. 2000sq foot capacity oil burner heating only 60sq, amazing.
I love sauna. I am from Norway. But I really wanna go on sauna holliday to Finland. Lakes, woods, saunas, looks lovely. Going from snow and ice and to sauna looks amazing. And being naked in sauna is very relaxing and comfortably. Much better than a wet shorts that gnaw between the legs
If i had to complain about just one thing, i'd recommend not throwing the water immediately in the sauna. I'd recommend a good 5-10 minutes to soak up the initial warmth and let your skin get accustomed to it. I was told this by my grandpa who is a member of a society of sauna-goers. Otherwise, a great video.
I was waiting to see when he was going to light the fire... with a lighter or a match. As soon as he pulled out the matches, I smiled. Good man! 😊 *LIKE*
Thanks for doing this! I will always remember my first time doing a winter Finnish sauna. The only thing missing was the steam coming off your back as you walked down to the lake. Must have been warmer?? Once we didn't have a lake and we rolled in the snow! 😂
That is a really astute observation! Yes it was probably 0c, and when filming sometimes it takes a while to move the camera around and such, so I'd probably lost that steaming edge. Super cool you got to experience that.
Such a wonderful video, Marc. It's a cliche to say, but I genuinely believe you deserve more subscribers. Also: I was sure you were going to ice-fish from that hole and thought "Marc you're making that hole way too close to land!!" before figuring out your plan 😄 What are your plans for 2021 as far as races and other projects are concerned?
Thanks a lot :) haha, there were plenty of fishermen on the ice out in the middle of the lake, quite funny to see them moving around and drilling holes in random places. 2021still haven't decided on everything, I think like a lot of people, trying to just jump into a few things at the last minute due to the circumstances. But at the moment I am signed up for Ultra Pirineu 100km +6600m again in October, which I really am looking forward too, I love that event and place. Regards the rest, I just downloaded a mind mapping tool, and have put some of my ideas for some adventures that I want to do solo, some are quite challenging, and of course this is all shared with all you cool people :))))) what about yourself, what's planned for 2021?
@@runningwithmarc Very cool! I'm looking forward to hearing more about it 😃 I'm starting up the specific training for a marathon in mid june, trying to get sub 3. I think fitness is there just gotta work on those legs!
Hey Kawan, when you go from hot sauna to cold water, and then come out, you feel warm in the outside air, and it's actually a really nice feeling to just take in the fresh air... then when you start to feel cool, time to head in and repeat :)
Thanks Joona. I've been here now for 5 years, really enjoy living here and enjoying the beautiful country. I also work at Suunto.... whilst of course having as many Sauna's as possible :D
No wonder Finland is the happiest country, this looked so chill and relaxing. Thank you for taking us a long, the production quality was top notch, and I felt immersed in the video! Great job, Marc!
Cheers Parker, it certainly was chilled and relaxing, all the hard work of cutting/chopping/clearing is a workout worth the effort. I guess thats what also makes it so much more rewarding, rather than flicking a switch on/off.
Happy?? Haahaa what a jokster you are Parker
Beautiful video, it captures the serenity of the sauna experience exceptionally well! Only the sauna, no words, no music needed.
Cheers Antti, I love Sauna for some of them reasons you mentioned, it's really peaceful, relaxing and also breaks down any barriers.
Marc, my morning shower routine is nothing compared to your beautiful sauna scenes. "Sisu" resilience, grit and determination were all captured. If there is any activity that defines what Finns most enjoy about life, you nailed it! We felt the quietness, the space and the nature around you. Well done ! Embrace the peacefulness of your surroundings. Cheers:))
What a beautiful comment, and also such a correct comment. Thats exactly what I wanted to capture with the video, Finnish 'Sisu'! I'm so happy to hear that you felt that, without me telling it :)))))))
The sounds in this video. Tha crackling of the fire and the constant hum of the fire in a sauna is something so very relaxing. Electric sauna can never be the same.
Actually older and more original style saunas are silent when you bathe in them. Savusauna (smoke sauna) is used when wood is already burned under the stones and ashes removed. "Kertalämmitteinen", "pönttökiuas", "aitokiuas" and similar refer to sauna that has a stove working similar to smoke sauna but smoke being removed through chimney. These predate continuously working stoves by centuries, or thousands of years in case of smoke sauna. Electric saunas are a compromise, they bring you the heat but not the full feeling, I agree.
I must say I am very jealous Marc. Apart from plunging into the ice that looked so relaxing. What a beautifully shot video such a lovely way to share the true sauna experience with us. Thanks for sharing bro! 😎🤘🏻
Thanks Ben! it would have done your legs a world of wonder after your 50k effort, congrats by the way 💪. I watched Dans video, but thought I'd space yours and Chirs's out so I don't watch the same-is journey 3 times in a row 😆.
@@runningwithmarc I bet it would have Marc. I wish I had a sauna like that at my house. Thank you very much. It was much more successful than novembers attempt. I think running without a fractured shin helped a lot 🤣 I don't blame you mate. Dans is the best one of the 3 so it's all down hill from there 🤣 keep the awesome videos coming mate! 😎🤘🏻
holy crap everything about that looks great, the scenery, the building, the sauna. I had a stayover in vantaa some years ago and decided to spend a few days catching up with an old friend. The first thing he suggested we do was use his sauna he had built. He did 3 or 4 "rounds" not sure of the proper term of going in and cooling down then finished up with a beer and some sausages. I could only manage 2 and felt exhausted but great the next day!
haha, sounds like you had a great couple of days over here in Finland, just on a layover. You're right you feel great after Sauna :)
Proper sauna! Siting the sweat lodge at the edge of a lake is key. In the summer, you can just run off the dock naked and jump in the water. In the winter, you cut a hole in the ice -- like this guy did -- to have a cold soak. Or, if you're lazy, just roll in the fresh snow. Thanks for posting this beautiful video.
So in the summer you can off the docks in the water naked, that sounds amazing I always wanted to jump in the water naked feels nice may sound weird by saying that.
@@jasonchen6982 It does sound weird, but I highly recommend swimming naked. Do it wherever you can!
Watched again this video.. Somedays I miss that peaceful and mindfulness days of sauna and cold water. Thanks Marc
❤️... look forward to having a sauna with you one day
No words needed there bud. I knew from the expression from your face when you nodded in the sauna... He gets it...
Probably the comfiest video on youtube :)
love the ending
☺️ great to hear you enjoyed it
My great grandmother came to America from Helsinki. I've been to American "saunas", but just once, I want to try a traditional Finnish sauna experience.
I use the sauna at the gym. Everyone else is wearing their bathing suits or even gym clothes!
Great to hear Lynette, have you ever been here in Finland?
Love love love this Marc 💕 great vid and who doesn’t love a good sauna? what beautiful surroundings and so peaceful and quiet.
Thanks Sandra appreciate that, need to come back to Australia and make some videos there :) One day I hope.
@@runningwithmarc oh yes, that would be wonderful 🤞😊
Feels so good just to relax, naked and warm in the sauna and in the summer I could find a lake where no one is around and jump in the lake naked I would feel like a animal.
I appreciated the effort taken to edit this with so many different angles and shots. Truly captivating watch. A question about the sauna - doesn’t the metal door get too hot to touch? You handled it without gloves.
Cheers Dan, always happy to put in the time to share some of my world and hopefully provide some value/enjoyment/help for people. I'm lucky to have such great people along with me on my journey, like yourself. About that Sauna metal door, yes it gets hot, at the beginning it's not that hot, but after a while certainly wouldn't touch it. I think at one point you see me opening and closing it with a piece of wood, and when having more saunas later on, I usually use my towel that you saw me lay down to sit on..... also I have, when I first moved here, made the mistake of touching the handle when hot 🥵
Greetings Marc from 🇬🇧, wow this looked absolutely amazing & good job.
I was in heaven watching this,
I have a Harvia Barrel Sauna in my back yard and all the family use it.
My dream is to one day visit Finland and spend a week visiting the best Saunas in your wonderful county.
All our love from these shores,
Martin.
Thanks Martin, glad to hear you enjoyed the video, and you enjoy sauna yourself also. So cool that you have one at yours!
If you want experiences you should try oil heated saunas too, they're open flame like wood heated but a bit different
Incredible footage Marc!! The area looks similar to our area in Northern Michigan... we jump in the ice all the time... and yes exactly the way you did it.. all natural!! lol keep up the awesome job!! Is this a resort or what kind of place are you at?????
Beautiful spot and even better sauna! Next one I build I will definitely incorporate some of the amenities you have included!
I'm looking forward to winter to be able to do this again :D thanks for watching
@@runningwithmarc me too!
One the best sauna experience video I have seen this far. Also props for not using towel or swimsuit in sauna, that's always deal breaker for me, as sauna is meant to be experienced with out any clothing.
Thanks very much for sharing that, it is as you said meant to be enjoyed like that, striped of all, everyone is equal :)
I set my hot tub to the lowest setting of 59f and my oil fired sauna set at 170f, nirvana. All at my house, built it myself, labour of love for sure. I converted a wood stove to an oil furnace with rocks on top, never had such an effective efficient quick sauna. 2000sq foot capacity oil burner heating only 60sq, amazing.
I love sauna. I am from Norway. But I really wanna go on sauna holliday to Finland. Lakes, woods, saunas, looks lovely. Going from snow and ice and to sauna looks amazing. And being naked in sauna is very relaxing and comfortably. Much better than a wet shorts that gnaw between the legs
Hey Kristoffer, yes it is a great experience and to fully enjoy it, yes being naked is the best way, it just isn't the same with swimming stuff on.
If i had to complain about just one thing, i'd recommend not throwing the water immediately in the sauna. I'd recommend a good 5-10 minutes to soak up the initial warmth and let your skin get accustomed to it. I was told this by my grandpa who is a member of a society of sauna-goers. Otherwise, a great video.
Thanks Antti, appreciate you watching and sharing :)))
Great video Marc. What an amazing place and it looked like you were completely at ease and relaxed.
Thanks so much. It's majority of a mental battle, do if you can control your mind, you're fine.
@@runningwithmarc Very similar skills required for an ultra!
Ooooh we have those in Canada! But we usually have our fishing poles with us!
What a beautiful place to be in mind and in matter.
Thanks Sean
This is my favorite video of your production. I would like to see more of these. Real everyday life and we do not talk much here in Finland.
I will be making more like this for sure, as I enjoy making them :)
@@runningwithmarc Kiitos!!
Going to Sauna is the best feeling ever, in my cabin i have traditional wood sauna and 100y old smoke sauna aswell. Have you been in smoke sauna?
Yes in Sipoonkorpi, it was really really nice. Great thing about Sauna's is that they are very different from one to the other.
Beautiful video!
I was waiting to see when he was going to light the fire... with a lighter or a match. As soon as he pulled out the matches, I smiled. Good man! 😊 *LIKE*
Thanks for doing this! I will always remember my first time doing a winter Finnish sauna. The only thing missing was the steam coming off your back as you walked down to the lake. Must have been warmer??
Once we didn't have a lake and we rolled in the snow! 😂
That is a really astute observation! Yes it was probably 0c, and when filming sometimes it takes a while to move the camera around and such, so I'd probably lost that steaming edge. Super cool you got to experience that.
so wonderful beautiful video Marc i love it see so nice beautiful world there❤❤❤❤
What state in Finland is this?
I love itttt
One advice : Avoid throwing the logs in the back of fireplace. It breaks and rusts quickly when dented :)
ahhhh good one, thanks for that :)
Such a wonderful video, Marc. It's a cliche to say, but I genuinely believe you deserve more subscribers. Also: I was sure you were going to ice-fish from that hole and thought "Marc you're making that hole way too close to land!!" before figuring out your plan 😄 What are your plans for 2021 as far as races and other projects are concerned?
Thanks a lot :) haha, there were plenty of fishermen on the ice out in the middle of the lake, quite funny to see them moving around and drilling holes in random places. 2021still haven't decided on everything, I think like a lot of people, trying to just jump into a few things at the last minute due to the circumstances. But at the moment I am signed up for Ultra Pirineu 100km +6600m again in October, which I really am looking forward too, I love that event and place. Regards the rest, I just downloaded a mind mapping tool, and have put some of my ideas for some adventures that I want to do solo, some are quite challenging, and of course this is all shared with all you cool people :))))) what about yourself, what's planned for 2021?
@@runningwithmarc Very cool! I'm looking forward to hearing more about it 😃 I'm starting up the specific training for a marathon in mid june, trying to get sub 3. I think fitness is there just gotta work on those legs!
Well done Marc! You had to have some effort there :D
I understand why you go in the freezing water. But staying outside naked after the skinny dipping???
Hey Kawan, when you go from hot sauna to cold water, and then come out, you feel warm in the outside air, and it's actually a really nice feeling to just take in the fresh air... then when you start to feel cool, time to head in and repeat :)
Great composition. Bring over some ice cubes, light the chiminea and have a party.
Thanks a lot :) Maybe a business venture... Pickmere lake sauna 🤔
What is the temp in the sauna?
If I remember correctly 70c-80c (158-176f)
Great video!
Thanks 👊
YES!!!
For once you showed the throw of water
Wood burning sauna and frozen lake and evergreen forest 💙 my country 🥰
What a country it is 💚, thanks for watching Elsu
Love the vibe of this vid. I'd love to go swimming through an ice hole like that.
Out of curiosity, what are you doing in Finland btw? :)
Thanks Joona. I've been here now for 5 years, really enjoy living here and enjoying the beautiful country. I also work at Suunto.... whilst of course having as many Sauna's as possible :D
ua-cam.com/video/AoSUV5U41tA/v-deo.html this probably explains a little more
I'm going to feel cold for a year just looking at that.
I with you to experience traditional lithuanian "pirtis" (similar to sauna) with whisking procedures :)
This was epic mate! Everything looked great until you got into the freezing water at the end 😂 seriously though, quality video
Next time it'll be you skipping into the ocean right ;)
@@runningwithmarc 😂😂
That was fantastic.
In Finland is so many lakes
Yes there are :)
WOW!!! So true video! I like! In Finland there need no talk as you saw.
Kiitos Helena 👌
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Beautiful video ! Would love to experience it in Finland. 🥵 🥶 💦 ❄️
Thank you Rebecca, it is a beautiful country and a difficult language to understand :D
aaa how much I miss a proper sauna :-(
:D what about the ice swimming? do you miss that :))))))
@@runningwithmarc I didn't think I'd say it, but yes! It was frightening my first time, but I liked it!
So beautiful
Thanks Gina
perfect sauna... if only you had friends...
Sublime!
❤️ thanks mate
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A beautiful sauna. However, a little too classy for my taste. Self-built and a little improvised is more comfortable.
I prefer the more intimate/smaller ones also
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Would have been even more bad ass if you had taken those drinks at the end into ice hole. 🕶
Faaan vad gött....
I love sauna and ice bathing , are you by any chance jewish?
Hello, thanks for watching, no I am not :)
Onneksi nyt on kesä. Lyhyt mutta silti kesä.
:D Talvi tulle kohta.... ehkä
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Le bien être, après tu l'as? En fait c'est pa une qustion, forcement tul'as.
NOT a fan of ice bath.
I enjoy it after hard workouts to help reduce inflammation.
Come on !!! no gloves!! what are you made of over there. I live in Norway, ice bath, endure the winters, but no gloves!.
Ever heard of gloves.....lol
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