Lassi Liikkanen
Fundamentals of Finnish Sauna Design and Construction
In this presentation, Dr. Liikkanen delivers a comprehensive exploration of the key principles of sauna design. Drawing on his four-faceted model of sauna experience design, he illustrates how heating, air quality, and interior design harmonize to bring sauna culture to life. Beyond covering the fundamentals, Dr. Liikkanen will guide the audience through common pitfalls and offer practical insights to help craft the perfect sauna experience for any occasion.
Dr. Lassi Liikkanen (he/him) is a designer, author, and founder. For the past ten years he has worked in the Finnish tech industry, most recently leading digital product design. He just to be an active researcher and has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in the fields of product design, interactive technology, music psychology and cognitive neuroscience - and naturally sauna. As a reminder of his academic past, he is also a docent of Human-centered product design at Aalto University in Finland.
Since 2016 he has been an internationally acknowledged contributor of sauna technology knowledge. He collects, creates, digitalizes and disseminates sauna-related knowledge through Saunologia.fi website accessed annually by over 400,000 Finnish visitors. In 2019, he authored a book, Secrets of Finnish Sauna Design, available also in English since 2021 and in Japanese from 2024.
Lassi’s ambition is to help people enjoy authentic, healthy, and safe Finnish style saunas from Earth to Mars. To this end, he provides Finnish sauna design and consulting services online, connecting customers from all over the world with his team of Finnish sauna architects and specialists. He maintains research interests on sauna technology and design.
