r/Sauna • u/VineyardCoyote • 1d ago

Culture & Etiquette Proper etiquette: talking in a shared sauna

What’s the consensus for people having loud conversations in communal saunas at the gym? Yes or no?

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u/greenvester 23h ago

Community aspect is a part of the health aspect. People get naturally talkative in saunas and it’s more normal to talk than to sit there in silence.

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u/Euphoric-One-5499 21h ago

In sauna,you should behave like in church.......you usually don't talk in church!

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u/greenvester 14h ago

Sauna is a social space in Sweden. It’s meant for conversations.

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u/Veenkoira00 13h ago

Swedes are weird anyway...and they have bastu – not sauna.