Participants from around the world who just missed out on making the finals for the Aufguss WM will be challenging it out at Satama, near Berlin, Germany. Winners of the playoffs gain a place at the final, taking place in September at Aquardens in Verona, Italy.

You can read more about the competition at Aufguss WM.

Winners at the UK Aufguss Championships in May will go on to represent the UK at the international Aufguss WM finals. This year’s competition will take place in the brand new Aufguss sauna at Aquardens, Verona, Italy.

You can find out more about the Aufguss WM competition here.

The British Sauna Society will be exhibiting and speaking at the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine’s 2025 Conference in Brighton, 18th - 20th September.

This event attracts those working in the healthcare sector - notably many GPs - to come together and seek solutions to modern illnesses that are preventative and lifestyle based.

Dr Kath Jones, NHS GP and Founder of Wild-Ness Health, and Polly Wilson, Social Prescribing and Outreach Manager at Community Sauna CIC, will also be giving a talk entitled "From Clinic to Sauna: Fostering Synergy for Whole Person Care". This will be exploring how sauna can be used to facilitate lifestyle-based and mind-body alternatives to traditional medical approaches, particularly where the latter fails to achieve any diagnosis, improvement or remediation of disease symptoms.

Alongside this, the BSS will be sharing information on how GPs, who are interested in recommending sauna to patients, can find and get in touch with their local sauna.

GPs will also be invited to attend a ritual session at Beach Box Spa, to experience authentic sauna and its impact for themselves.

Read more about the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine Conference 2025

Learn more about lifestyle medicine and the BSLM

Badstufest is on! Our friends at the Norwegian Sauna Association are once again organizing their annual festival Badstufest September 19th-21st in Arendal, Norway - and tickets are now on sale.

Badstufest is a celebration of community and sauna culture, with 100-200 participants. There's a sauna camp and a "sauna to sauna" around the area, where you can visit floating and land based community saunas in stunning landscapes by the Skagerrak sea. Tickets include accommodation and meals. We highly recommend checking the festival out to make some new Norwegian sauna friends.

Visit badstufest.no for tickets and more info.

Following on from their successful trips to Oslo, Scottish Seaside Saunas and Nadair Adventures are pleased to announce a new five day trip to Finland, the home of sauna. With the opportunity to learn about Finnish culture, this trip will immerse participants into the Finnish way of life sampling both the countryside and the capital Helsinki. 

Starting in the Nuuksio national park, we will be staying at the award winning Hawkhill; staying in cosy cabins on a lake front, each with their own sauna. Whilst at Hawkhill we will have the opportunity for lake swimming, saunas, a guided hike, including foraging for mushrooms, to learn about some of nature we will be immersed in, and optional yoga sessions. Traditional Finnish food will be served, culminating in a magical traditional Finnish evening meal in a forest restaurant. 

After our stay at Hawkhill, our trip will move to the contrasting capital of Helsinki. Staying in a comfortable city hotel we will experience a number of different saunas and swimming opportunities; from community saunas, smoke saunas, to Löyly, voted Time Magazines ‘ Top 100 places in the world’. There will be time to explore the city, sample delicious Finnish food and immerse ourselves in Finnish culture.

Itinerary

Day 1

Meeting at Helsinki airport at 13:30, you will meet the other trip participants and your hosts, Judith and Imogen. We will head to our first accomodation, Hawkhill nestled within the Nuuksio national park. Once we have settled in, we will have hot lingonberry juice around the open fire getting to know our surroundings, and being introduced to Finnish culture. There will be an option for a swim in the lake, saunas and a chance to unwind before a two course dinner.

Day 2

Starting the day with an optional yoga session, swim or sauna we will have breakfast before heading on a guided hike in the Nuuskio national park. This will be a gentle walk with the opportunity to pick mushrooms and berries and learn about Finnish flora and fauna and lifestyle with our Finnish hiking guide. After the hike we will have lunch followed by free time for swimming, sauna and relaxation before heading to a traditional Finnish evening meal in a magical forest restaurant.

Day 3

We will spend the morning with optional yoga, swimming, sauna or walking around some of the marked trails, before leaving the national park to head to Helsinki. Once we are settled into our city centre hotel we will head into the city for lunch, followed by a trip to Allas Sea Pools. The evening meal will be in the city centre.

Day 4

After breakfast at the hotel, there is a free morning to explore Helsinki. We will meet for lunch before heading to Löyly. Dinner will be the chefs menu at Löyly.

Day 5

After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a short transfer to Furuvik seaside sauna, a traditional sauna next to a sandy beach. There will be time for sauna, swimming and a traditional Finnish picnic lunch. After lunch we will take a transfer to the Airport, saying our farewells after a rejuvenating yet restful trip.

£1,499 for shared
£1,650 for single

£750 deposit on booking.

Balance due one month before departure date.

Find out more here.

The Lindenhof Hotel was kind to donate the first prize offered in the UK Aufguss Championships raffle this year, offering a three-night stay for two people at their resort in Northern Italy, the home of competitive Aufguss. Central to their wellness offering is their 7 saunas and 8 pools. Guests can also enjoy daily performances from their Sauna Masters, including Aufguss WM World Champion Claudio Massa.

The Lindenhof Hotel is running Sauna Week this autumn, November 23 to November 30, 2025. Guests will will get to experience a guaranteed five Aufguss rituals every day from award-winning Sauna Masters from across Europe. Prices start from €203.00 per person for an overnight stay.

The Lindenhof Hotel are offering British Sauna Society members a discounted package, which can be accessed from the Member Benefits area.

This exclusive package has been carefully curated to bring you a deep sense of relaxation and renewal. Experience how gentle touches and the power of nature revitalise you and unleash new energy. It's time to treat yourself and dive into a state of complete well-being. 

Included services:

• Thermal Wave Balance Massage (75 minutes) on a waterbed filled with thermal water

• Chakra Meditation Treatment (30 minutes) on a waterbed in our Adults-Only Wellness Tower

• Relaxation to go: get our Pure Thermal Elixir for a refreshing boost at home

Package price: 198,00€ per person (in addition to the room rate).

The offer is bookable from 4 nights on (except during the Christmas/New Year period).