Saunas set to become UK's hottest trend as specialist society holds its first national summit - six years after co-founder set up her first sauna in a converted horse box There are over 100 Finnish-style saunas in the UK - up from 45 in February 2023 READ MORE: The hottest trend for 2024: Saunas By Maria Chiorando For Mailonline Published: 15:13, 25 May 2024 | Updated: 15:13, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments Saunas are set to become a major trend in the UK, with more and more opening all the time. This week, the first British Sauna Society summit was held, taking place in east London 's Hackney. And now, according to the Times , more Brits are keen to 'experience the joy of sweat'.
Katie Bracher is co-founder of the British Sauna Society, as well as the founder of sauna brand Beach Box. She set up her first outlet in a converted horsebox six years ago. There are now 104 public saunas in Britain which follow the Finnish style, with wooden walls, hot stones and cold plunge pools.
There were 90 Finnish-style saunas in the UK at the beginning of the year, which has increased to 104 now (stock image) This marks an increase of 45 in February 2023, and 90 at the beginning of this year. Further Finnish-style saunas are expected to open, with the number predicted to double to more than 200 by 2025. The recent British Sauna Society, on the roof of an old office building in Hackney, saw attendees share tops on 'how to convince a local authority to let you build on its beach'.
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