Intangible Prim Media 919 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finnish Sauna Culture Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived wordlheritage2022 Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource edvinpohto Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 525 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,62.8992232034877,26.156247854232788;find,62.8992232034877,26.156247854232788; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sauna-culture-in-finland-01596 Description An account of the resource Finnish sauna culture is an intangible cultural heritage inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020. As told by UNESCO, the sauna is an inseparable part of Finnish culture, present in songs, mythology, as well as everyday life and customs. A telling sign of the prominence and importance of the sauna for Finns is that there are around 3.3 million saunas and only 5.5 million inhabitants in Finland. In practice this means most homes have their own sauna, and some families may have multiple. The sauna has traditionally been a place to clean oneself, but also to relax and find inner peace. As UNESCO puts it, the sauna has traditionally been considered as a sacred space – a ‘church of nature’. The act of enjoying the sauna involves something called ‘löyly’ in Finnish. Löyly is the act of throwing water onto a pile of hot stones placed on top of the stove. Many different kinds of saunas exist, including electric, smoke, and infra-red. The most traditional version is however one heated by wood. Depending on one’s liking, a traditional sauna is heated to anywhere from 70°C to even 120°C. Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 09/05/2022 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_sauna Subject The topic of the resource Intangible Heritage Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 09/05/2022 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/sauna-culture-in-finland-01596 Finland Sauna