A Canadian not-for-profit
Sauna Culture Canada
Experience it. Share it. Build it.
What we do
Exploring and fostering sauna culture in Canada
It started with Alan and Jennifer Grandy and a sauna they built in their own backyard. They loved it, used it almost every night, and turned one build into a second and then a third.
That habit grew into a bigger question: how do the countries with established sauna culture do it, and what would a Canadian version look like? To answer this question, they travel to the places that have been at this for centuries, learn from the sauna community and document everything they find out along the way.
Cedar, stone, steam
Sauna Building
Three sauna builds so far: an indoor cedar room in 2020, a portable build in 2025, and the Cottage sauna going up in 2026.
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Go where the steam is
Sauna Travel
Experiencing sauna cultures elsewhere in Finland, Japan and on the West Coast, and bringing back what works.
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Learning the craft
Sauna Hats
Working with Canadian wool to make sauna hats that show our Canadian pride.
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Everyone in one place
Sauna Community
Bringing together people in beautiful places with saunas and cold plunges.
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The grassroots idea
Experience it.
Share it.
Build it.
Sauna Culture Canada is a not-for-profit. Our mission is to advance sauna culture in Canada by experiencing it, building it and sharing what we learn.
We build saunas here and travel to countries where sauna is part of everyday life, so Canadians can build a sauna culture of their own.
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The people behind it
Who are we?
Alan and Jennifer Grandy, a couple from Ontario who fell for sauna after they built one in their own garage. They use it most nights and the family ends up in it at every gathering.
What they want to build now is bigger than a hot room: a Canadian sauna community. Builders swapping what they know, newcomers who have never tried it, and regulars who will drive four hours for a good one. If that sounds like you, you are already part of it.
What’s next
Upcoming Events
West Coast Sauna Summit
Loon Lake, British Columbia
Four days of saunas, cold water and the people who build them, on a lake in the BC mountains in the middle of winter.