Kirsi Alm-Siira acquired a sauna cabin from Ehta

I've never really been much of a sauna-goer, and in that sense I'm perhaps a slightly untypical Finn. Now that the sauna cabin is in place, I too have turned into someone who loves the löyly.

The original idea for a sauna cabin came about when we wanted to extend the main building and add a bedroom. So the sauna had to be moved out, and we decided to get a separate sauna cabin!

In the end we found the right sauna cabin quite spontaneously at a trade fair. We compared the options, actually went inside the different buildings and thought about how they looked and felt. In the end the choice was easy.

The sauna is now in its own building, which has brought a whole new cottage feel. We gained more space in the main building. The lounge in the sauna cabin makes it possible to put up guests and gives us extra space too. It's nice that you can now really hang out here and have guests to stay.

Kirsi Alm-Siira's modern sauna lounge with light wooden walls, a black wood-burning fireplace, a black basket of firewood, shelves and slippers neatly placed on the floor. The sauna lounge interior favours natural surfaces that leave the wood visible, and light shades. The black fireplace and wrought-iron details add contrast. — The sauna lounge interior favours natural surfaces that let the wood show, and light tones.

I had never owned a cabin before, so I wasn't even sure what I needed to take into account. How do you get a sauna cabin delivered to your garden ready-made? What kind of access roads are needed? Luckily, I got very concrete tips and advice on practical matters, such as the width of the sauna benches and the size of the windows. Even the smallest details were carefully gone through. We even got recommendations on colours and interior ideas.

Kirsi Alm-Siira's sauna picture window, which looks out onto a beautiful Finnish lake landscape. — A stunning picture window crowns the sauna experience.

In Kirsi Alm-Siira's sauna room (Ehta), wide, pale spruce plank benches create a stunning contrast against the dark wall (Tikkurila Piki). — Kirsi Alm-Siira chose wider sauna benches and is happy with her choice.

The highlight was the moment the cabin was brought into the garden. The delivery was in the morning, and by the evening we were already having a sauna. It was incredible that everything went so smoothly.

I like customer service that offers different options without any pushy selling. We were told what each thing costs, where it makes sense to save and where it's worth investing. It felt like we had a clear overall picture the whole time. I knew exactly where my money was going.

A sauna cabin isn't just a sauna – it's a place where the best cabin moments are made. It's been lovely spending time here, both just the two of us and with friends.

– Kirsi Alm-Siira