Saunaland : Scotland's Wild Sauna Culture

Author: Hannah Mary Goodlad

Scotland

Published on 3 September 2026 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 224 pages, Colour throughout
246 x 189 | 851g

Immerse yourself in Scotland's sauna culture.

Saunaland is a love story – between flame and forest, sweat and salt, person and place. It explores the deep, healing rituals of sauna culture, rooted in Nordic tradition and Celtic practices, rediscovered and reimagined in the untamed beauty of Scotland’s wild.

As well as showcasing many of the best saunas in a variety of stunning locations, from island sweathouses to modern mountainside saunas, the book is woven with stories, history and health wisdom, inviting you to explore the rituals of heat and the remedies of land, such as foraged salt scrubs and botanical wraps of heather, birch and seaweed.