Rising Tides: Inside the World of Floating Saunas
- Feb 15
- 1 min read
Join us for a special conversation with five key voices from the floating sauna world across the U.S. and Europe—including perspectives connected to Oslo, often called the floating sauna capital, and Oulu, Europe’s Capital of Culture 2026. The panel brings together sauna operators alongside individuals deeply embedded in directing projects, stewarding movements, and shaping floating sauna culture more broadly. Together, they’ll explore the mechanics of building, operating, and maintaining a sauna that floats—and the communities these projects help keep afloat—along with the trials, tribulations, successes, and business models behind them. This session is ideal for anyone curious about launching a floating sauna or understanding how floating sauna initiatives can uplift and activate the communities they serve—because when the tide rises, it lifts all floating saunas.
Speakers: Gabriel Turner (Fjord Sauna, San Francisco), Elsa Havas (Warm Hearts Sauna, Netherlands), Katri Tenetz (Kesän Sauna, Oulu, Finland), and Kate Butchart (KOS)
Moderator: Stig Arild Petterson, Norwegian Sauna Association and host of the XIX International Sauna Congress