S/S Silla, the world’s fastest floating sauna

Lookout speed freaks, the Swedes have combined a sauna with speed, the S/S Silla, a floating sauna that recently set the world record for fastest floating sauna.

On July 4, the S/S Silla set the world record for fastest floating sauna at Marstrand, West Sweden during the Match Cup Sweden. A
creation of West Sweden’s first floating hotel Salt & Sill, the S/S Silla measures 12m x 6.5m and has two floors constructed on a catamaran base. The world record set by the S/S Silla was 15.5 knots (nautical miles per hour), the equivalent of 28.71 kph/17.84 mph.

Magnus B.’s Saunaab

Another creative Swede turned an old rusty Saab into his own private “Saunaab”.

While the Finn’s have their own Saunamoped’s.

The Finnish Army has 15 portable saunas for their military peacekeepers.

Finnish Army’s Peacekeeper’s Portable Sauna

From SaunaSessions.com:

“An experienced peacekeeper is hardly surprised when told that the Finnish Army Camp in Lipljan, Camp Ville, has a total of 15 saunas. Those who have previously been on missions with the Finns immediately know that when free time exists, saunas are heated up every morning and every evening and soldiers can enjoy the heat and relaxation!

Everyone knows that mobile phones and Finland make a good combination as well. Almost every soldier here has operated one or at least seen a Finnish made Nokia mobile phone. But what you probably have never seen before is the combination of mobility and the sauna: the ultimate Zastava Sauna Mobile or just shortly: Zaunava!

This unique invention is made from the brainworks that only army engineers possess. Since developed and built at Camp Ville, this Sauna Zastava has been the number one attraction to all privileged visitors to the Finnish Camp. This motorized sauna unit is based on old signals vehicles of the Yugoslav Army. Three abandoned cars where found five years ago when the Finns moved in to the area of Lipljan Paper Factory. One of the cars was maintained in original condition by car enthusiastics among peacekeepers.”

The Russians took saunas to new heights with the MIR Bayna, the sauna on board the Russian MIR. space station which was deemed too inefficient and dismantled over the protests of the disgruntled Russian cosmonauts. Russian cosmonaut Gherman Titov was found died of cardiac arrest in his home sauna in 2000.

By LBG

Hat Tip: Nicholas M.