{"id":2350,"date":"2023-01-13T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visittorva.ee\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2023-01-13T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:19:48","slug":"the-european-sauna-marathon-is-back%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visittorva.ee\/en\/the-european-sauna-marathon-is-back%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Sauna Marathon is back\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The XII European Sauna Marathon will take place over two days in Otep\u00e4\u00e4 & T\u00f5rva. For the first time, it will take place over two days on February 17 and 18 and participants will receive extra points for completing both days. A limited number of sauna marathon tickets will go on sale at\u00a0Piletikeskus<\/a>\u00a0on January 16 at 9 am. It\u2019s \u20ac150 for a team of up to four people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Foto: Merike Toomet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Estonia\u2019s winter capital, Otep\u00e4\u00e4, will again host the main competition on the Saturday, but nearby T\u00f5rva will host the \u2018warm-up\u2019 race on Friday \u2014 enabling participants to visit many more weird and wonderful saunas and spend more time enjoying south Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe European Sauna Marathon has not been held in Otep\u00e4\u00e4 for two years due to the coronavirus so we are delighted to be able to make sauna lovers happy again and to make the event even bigger,\u201d said the main organizer of the sauna marathon, Otep\u00e4\u00e4 municipality sports adviser Ago Arro. \u201cThis year, many innovations and new saunas and special sauna experiences are planned. As usual, several awards are planned \u2014 in addition to the main award, there will be special awards for the best costume, sauna spirit, and many more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The European Sauna Marathon is a fun orienteering race between a wide range of saunas. Participants compete in teams of four and need a car. During registration, you\u2019ll be given a map with a list of saunas to visit, your tracking device for checking in and out of each sauna, and your start time. The start times are staggered to avoid overcrowding, but you can also choose the order to visit each sauna. Your team must spend at least three minutes in each leiliruum (sauna hot room) then you can also visit hot tubs and ice holes along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The saunas are also competing with each other to offer the best experience \u2014 from live music to delicious food! When you complete the course, you\u2019ll need to vote for your favourite saunas based on a range of categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main prize is a hot tub by Lemmik Mees O\u00dc, and there will be a number of other special prizes for participating teams and saunas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Sauna Marathon has grown exponentially, bringing visitors from around the world, as well as lots of international media coverage \u2014 all of which has helped boost sauna tourism and industry across Estonia while celebrating our rich sauna culture. To get a sense of what to expect, you can watch a BBC Travel Show report of a recent European Sauna Marathon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Otep\u00e4\u00e4 municipality has joined forces with T\u00f5rva municipality to further widen the competition. Participants this year receive extra points for completing both days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The XII European Sauna Marathon is organized by Otep\u00e4\u00e4 municipality, T\u00f5rva municipality, Otep\u00e4\u00e4 Cultural Centers, sauna owners with their committee, and plenty of volunteers. The cooperation partners are Sky Plus, T\u00f5rva Veem\u00f5nula, Kanal 2-e Reporter, Aasta Auto \u2014 \u0160koda\u2019s representative in Tartu, and EstonianSaunas.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalists can contact the organiser, Ago Arro, by email at saun@otepaa.ee<\/a>  or by phoning +372 523 5762.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos of past events for anyone to use are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information for participants will be announced in the near future and we\u2019ll keep you updated here on this blog \u2014 although you should also follow the saunamarathon on Facebook<\/a>. Updates will also be posted to www.otepaa.ee<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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