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Sink Bathhouse & Sauna Opens in Wellington on October 12

Miramar’s new public bathhouse starts with limited soft launch bookings, 90-minute visits and music listening sessions.

Oct 11, 2026·1 min read

No. 01Oct 11
PlacesNews

Sauna Aid Sends a Student-Built Sauna From Norway to Ukraine

Built in Trondheim and unveiled in Oslo, the three-module sauna is making an approximately 1,860-mile journey to Ukraine.

2 min read

No. 02Oct 11
PlacesNews

Therme Bucharest Offers a Winter Sauna Trip to Finland

Sauna Fest visitors can enter through Oct. 25 for flights, three nights at Ikaalinen Spa & Resort and two days at the January 2027 Winter Sauna Carnival.

3 min read

No. 03Oct 08
LaunchesNews

In Pictures: Patricia Urquiola’s Baluar Sauna and Hammam for Effe

Effe’s new Baluar images show Patricia Urquiola’s modular sauna and hammam in light and dark linden, from freestanding rooms to paired layouts.

3 min read

No. 04Oct 08
PlacesNews

Midjourney plans a San Francisco spa with water-based ultrasound scanning

Basalt Architects is designing the Union Square bathhouse. Midjourney now targets early 2028 and defines its launch scanner as a body-composition tool.

3 min read

No. 05Oct 08
PlacesNews

Plugin Heat Club reports 12,000 monthly guests across two Copenhagen sites

3 min read

No. 06Oct 08
PlacesAnalysis

Sauna masters balance performance, heat management and guest care

3 min read

No. 07Oct 08
PlacesAnalysis

Earth Lagoon adds three changing-room approaches to its Icelandic spa

3 min read

No. 08Oct 07
Research & cultureNews

21 Researchers Work Toward Common Standards for Sauna Science

2 min read

Index

Earlier stories, newest first.

No.DateStorySectionRead

2026

  1. 09Oct 07

    EU Wood-Fired Sauna Heater Standard Changes on February 9, 2027

    MakersNews
    Makers
    2 min
  2. 10Oct 07

    Saunoa Plans an Ottawa River Sauna and November Toronto Opening

    PlacesNews
    Places
    2 min
  3. 11Oct 06

    Estonian Sauna Trust Debuts: HUUM, Auroom, Leil and DWILD Unite

    Industry NewsNews
    Industry News
    6 min
  4. 12Oct 06

    HUUM Takes CORE Commercial With CORE Pro, Debuts KLINT at Interbad

    LaunchesNews
    Launches
    6 min
  5. 13Oct 06

    DCS Brings Its Award-Winning Heater Guard, the DIATRON OSU-400, to Interbad

    MakersBrief
    Makers
    3 min
  6. 14Oct 05

    Bathhouse Puts Daily Aufguss on the World Stage

    PlacesNews
    Places
    2 min
  7. 15Oct 04

    Badii Talk Gathers Sauna Founders’ Advice on Building a Business

    PlacesNews
    Places
    4 min
  8. 16Oct 03

    FinnFunn Brings a Wood-Fired Sauna Village to Troy, New Hampshire

    Research & cultureBrief
    Research & culture
    2 min
  9. 17Oct 02

    Bathhouse Opens Atlantic Avenue Backyard With Pool and Sauna

    PlacesBrief
    Places
    1 min
  10. 18Oct 01

    What It Takes to Put 102 Private Saunas in a Helsinki Hotel

    PlacesNews
    Places
    4 min
  11. 19Sep 30

    Therme Bucharest’s Sauna Fest Draws Aufguss Masters From 29 Countries

    PlacesBrief
    Places
    3 min
  12. 20Sep 30

    Seattle Sauna Festival Returns to Ballard With 90-Minute Sessions

    PlacesBrief
    Places
    3 min
  13. 21Sep 29

    Cold Plunge Guidance Calls for 3 ppm Chlorine, 30-Minute Turnover and a 5-Minute Sign

    PlacesAnalysis
    Places
    4 min
  14. 22Sep 29

    14 of 16 Bathhouse and Thermal Sites Open Over 5 Years Report $300K+ a Month; 1 of 9 New Ones Does

    MarketsAnalysis
    Markets
    4 min
  15. 23Sep 26

    SaunaShare, Inc. Buys SaunaNews.com and Plans to Grow the Sauna Trade’s Newsroom

    MarketsNews
    Markets
    8 min
  16. 24Sep 24

    Public Sauna Gets a Charter as the Oslo Sauna Congress Opens

    PlacesNews
    Places
    6 min
  17. 25Sep 23

    SCHWET Brings a Banya, and a Kitchen, to Tribeca in October

    PlacesNews
    Places
    3 min
  18. 26Sep 22

    The $1.42T Men’s Wellness Market Is Wide Open for Sauna. The Proof Is Already Built: 2,315 Men, 20 Years.

    MarketsAnalysis
    Markets
    10 min
  19. 27Sep 18

    Sauna360 Recalls 41,580 Infrared Saunas; Tylö Bench Recall Expands After First Repair Failed

    MakersNews
    Makers
    9 min
  20. 28Sep 18

    Bangor Survey Asks What Happens Between Sauna Rounds; US Responses Are Thin

    MarketsAnalysis
    Markets
    14 min
  21. 29Sep 10

    Women Sleep Better and Hurt Less After Sauna, Men Report No Change, per 588-Person Swedish Study

    Research & cultureAnalysis
    Research & culture
    8 min
  22. 30Aug 23

    Finished Canadian Saunas Miss the 50% Tariff List; Their Cedar Cladding Doesn’t

    TradeAnalysis
    Trade
    14 min
  23. 31Aug 20

    Grotto Baths Gives Wynwood a Bathhouse Instead of Another Bar

    PlacesAnalysis
    Places
    6 min
  24. 32Aug 20

    French Villages Fight to Keep Their $3.50 Pools Open

    PlacesAnalysis
    Places
    6 min

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