Aaron Vainikka from Finnbilt joins the show to discuss his Finnish-American sauna heritage and share his thoughtful but unorthodox takes on the Finnish steam bath.

LINKS

https://www.theupperbench.com

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https://www.finnbilt.co

https://www.instagram.com/finnbilt/

CONTENTS

00:00 Intro

07:09 Aaron's Sauna Days visit

20:31 Aaron's first sauna build and his construction philosophy

21:31 Starting his company: Finnbilt

22:09 Unique sauna builds (shipping container, etc)

24:06 Building a shop sauna in less than a week

33:33 Two-by-four sauna build

40:56 The beauty and benefits of log saunas

53:37 "You don't need permission to build a sauna on a budget"