r/Sauna

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About r/Sauna

Welcome to r/Sauna! This is a subreddit for all things Sauna - Pictures of You and your Sauna - Sharing your building progress and questions - Whatever else you can think of Sauna related - Saunas are used around the world and we want to hear from you! You can also find us on our own Lemmy instance over at https://r-sauna.fi - posts made there will be automatically re-posted here, so please don't double post.

The community at a glance

r/Sauna is a Subreddit for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts with roughly 130K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Longevity topic page.

Roughly 35K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sauna, Looking, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention sauna and sauna heater.

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130K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +35K members
Growth: +37.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 16 members
  • 2014: 27 members
  • 2015: 114 members
  • 2016: 103 members
  • 2017: 168 members
  • 2019: 2K members
  • 2020: 3K members
  • 2021: 5K members
  • 2022: 8K members
  • 2023: 17K members
  • 2024: 33K members
  • 2025: 38K members
  • 2026: 25K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 3K members
  • Dec: 4K members
  • Jan: 5K members
  • Feb: 4K members
  • Mar: 3K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 4K members
  • Aug: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    10 posts in the past month
    1. Tile Floor: Cement Backer Board
    2. Help! Untreated SPF lumber for sauna foundation in wet PNW climate, should I be worried?
    3. Heater Size Question
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Tile Floor: Cement Backer Board · Help! Untreated SPF lumber for sauna foundation in wet PNW climate, should I be worried? · Heater Size Question
    10
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Follow up on sauna install - need some serious help, please!
    2. What are the best pre-fab sauna options that follow real sauna design principles?
    3. Houston custom sauna recs
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Follow up on sauna install - need some serious help, please! · What are the best pre-fab sauna options that follow real sauna design principles? · Houston custom sauna recs
    3
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Selling a sauna
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    Selling a sauna
    1
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. Asked AI to design my sauna. How did it do?
    #4
    Ideas
    Asked AI to design my sauna. How did it do?
    1

Topics

  • Sauna
    27 posts in the past month
    #1
    Sauna
    27
  • Looking
    22 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking
    22
  • Looking For
    22 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For
    22
  • Struggling
    8 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling
    8
  • Heater
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Heater
    6

Flair

  • General Question
    49 posts in the past month
    1. Anyone else enjoy an early morning Sauna?
    2. Sauna with no swimwear rule, how to behave
    3. Does anyone sauna during the summer?
    #1
    General Question
    Anyone else enjoy an early morning Sauna? · Sauna with no swimwear rule, how to behave · Does anyone sauna during the summer?
    49
  • DIY
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Japanese style sauna gets a door
    2. Before I finish them, are these benches high enough?
    3. Another sauna completed – alder walls, thermo-aspen benches and a Harvia Legend 11
    #2
    DIY
    Japanese style sauna gets a door · Before I finish them, are these benches high enough? · Another sauna completed – alder walls, thermo-aspen benches and a Harvia Legend 11
    17
  • My sauna
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Traditional Finnish smoke sauna (savusauna) new stove and heat insulation build
    2. Spent the weekend and redid my cold plunge setup up and board walk around the sauna
    3. Help with bench + heater placement for an 8’ x 9’ Finnish-style sauna with awkward ceiling soffits
    #3
    My sauna
    Traditional Finnish smoke sauna (savusauna) new stove and heat insulation build · Spent the weekend and redid my cold plunge setup up and board walk around the sauna · Help with bench + heater placement for an 8’ x 9’ Finnish-style sauna with awkward ceiling soffits
    6
  • Health & Wellness
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Can I go to a sauna with uncontrolled stage 2 hypertension?
    2. Slacktide Sauna Boat
    3. Slacktide Swim Sauna in Victoria BC is unreal!
    #4
    Health & Wellness
    Can I go to a sauna with uncontrolled stage 2 hypertension? · Slacktide Sauna Boat · Slacktide Swim Sauna in Victoria BC is unreal!
    6
  • Culture & Etiquette
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Mildly interesting sauna guide at my hotel in Luxembourg
    2. Amazon show “Sterling Point” sauna representation
    3. Video: Heating of the Kotiharju sauna (est. 1928), traditional Finnish public sauna
    #5
    Culture & Etiquette
    Mildly interesting sauna guide at my hotel in Luxembourg · Amazon show “Sterling Point” sauna representation · Video: Heating of the Kotiharju sauna (est. 1928), traditional Finnish public sauna
    5

Product recommendations

  • sauna
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Best Sauna + Cold Plunge Experience in US?
    2. Best Sauna for Parents House?
    3. Ok Finns - show us how it's done. What are the best examples of Finnish sauna design?
    #1
    sauna
    Best Sauna + Cold Plunge Experience in US? · Best Sauna for Parents House? · Ok Finns - show us how it's done. What are the best examples of Finnish sauna design?
    16
  • sauna heater
    5 posts in the past month
    1. What do you think the best set up for the benches and heater would be here?
    2. What do you think the best set up for the benches and heater would be here?
    3. Best heater for small 4x6 sauna?
    #2
    sauna heater
    What do you think the best set up for the benches and heater would be here? · What do you think the best set up for the benches and heater would be here? · Best heater for small 4x6 sauna?
    5
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Sauna for?
Best for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Sauna free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Sauna have?
Roughly 130K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Sauna on?
r/Sauna runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Sauna cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Sauna is organized under Fitness Enthusiasts, Longevity Enthusiasts.
How do I join r/Sauna?
You can join r/Sauna by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Fitness communities like?
One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering lifting, running, yoga, calisthenics, and pretty much every other form of exercise. Reddit has massive communities for general fitness and specific disciplines, with Discord servers for accountability and program sharing. Good for program recommendations, form checks, and finding training partners.
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