Saunailta, unless you guessed it, is Finnish. It means “sauna evening”. Sauna, as I’m sure everybody knows is a Finnish invention (no, it’s not Turkish!). It is also probably the only Finnish word that is known by foreigners (unless you want to count Salmiakki among those words?). So the sauna evening, then, is basically a very important social institution in Finland, where adult men get together in the sauna, swear, drink beer and talk (the sauna is the only place where Finnish men REALLY talk to each other). So, end of short presentation about Finnish culture.
So as you may have guessed, Mikko and Marianne had invited us for a sauna evening on this particular Friday. Although we weren’t actually able to talk Marianne and Mathilde into joining us in the sauna. It was very nice, all in all. We were able to get some perfectly respectable “löyly” in the sauna (löyly – an untranslatable word basically describes the heat you get when you throw water on the hot stones on the “oven” which heats the sauna). And the swimming pool was put into good use as well.
After the sauna we were treated to a delicious dinner (as always, when we visit). Apparently Mikko has become a bit of a Gordon Ramsey fan, and has gotten into cooking big time. Great to see little Alexis, the new family member, growing up as well!
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Is pizza in the box one of Gordon's specialities?
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