Vancouver Sauna Circuit + West Coast Sauna Summit | Valtteri Rantala | Sauna Talk #125

About this episode

Valtteri Rantala discusses the Vancouver Sauna Circuit and the West Coast Sauna Summit.

Today on the bench, we sit with Valtteri Rantala , A Finn living in Vancouver BC since 2016. Val started a Sauna company in Vancouver in 2019. And in the shadows of Western Red Cedars, we'll hear the origin stories of the budding West Coast Sauna Summit at Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat center, one of the pins on Val's Vancouver Sauna Circuit. We just returned from the second West Coast Sauna Summit here in 2026. And I was able to attend last year's inaugural Summit in 2025. The Vibes at the West Coast Sauna Summit are quite familiar to me, as founder and lead contributor for Sauna Days, Larsmont Cottages, Two Harbors Minnesota. The similar vibe is: a collection of mobile saunas, a kick ass facility, access to clean cold water, and mix in a hundreds or so like minded thermal enthusiasts and some Sauna Talk presentations, stir the soup, and what we are met with are wonderful, collaborative, spontaneous connections. Endorphins rushing between rounds, legal libations sprinkled in like fresh basil. Anyhow, back to the Vancouver Sauna Circuit. In addition to the Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat Center, Val dots the SaunaTimes sauna map with a few other bathhouses. And in this episode we get…

People in this episode

Guest: Valtteri Rantala

Topics covered

• sauna culture
• Vancouver sauna circuit
• West Coast Sauna Summit
• thermal wellness
• community connections

Keywords

• sauna
• Vancouver
• West Coast Sauna Summit
• Loon Lake Lodge
• thermal enthusiasts
• community
• wellness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sauna Days

Places: Vancouver BC, Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat center, Minnesota, Two Harbors

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