The most important things you should know about Finnish sauna. Welcome to the course!

Secrets of Finnish sauna-course gives the information you should know about Finnish sauna culture. After having background knowledge and the stories behind saunas, you are more ready to step into the real sauna with valuable tips.

This course is for everyone interested in different cultures.

Content

This Micro Course consists of 4 modules, including videos, links, activating tasks, and quizzes. The workload on this course is approximately 10 hours.

Introduction of the course

1. Facts of Finnish Sauna
2. History and Mythology
3. Health benefits of sauna
4. Sauna etiquette

Tasks

Completing this course involves 4 mandatory tasks and 1 mandatory course feedback. Please go them through in the order of the Content page. This way you start with the basics and move on to the more challenging topics.

Assessment

The Micro Course is assessed on the scale of Pass/Fail. Receiving a certificate via email requires completing all mandatory activities correctly, at least 50% of them.

Skills you gain

This course gives you skills and tools to answer the following questions: What are the basics of a Finnish sauna?
What are the history and stories behind sauna?
What are the benefits of a sauna?
How to have a sauna?
Bonus: lifehacks

About the instructors

Your instructors are Marjut Kasper, Senior Lecturer of tourism and hospitality management, and Laura Hokkanen, Senior Lecturer of Civic Activities and Youth Work, the field of study of Finnish culture.

Questions

In case of questions on the course material or pedagogical content, please ask us through the email edufication@xamk.fi. We aim to answer within a week and wish you an enjoyable learning experience.