That sounds like the humidity of the air has been too high. If the humidity is too high, water may condensate inside the respiratory tract and cause breathing problems. That feels bad and can be dangerous if the person stays in such conditions for too long. That may also happen in a relatively cold sauna (60 C = 140 F) so temperature is not usually the problem, although during a really hot steam wave it is not good to try to breathe. The steam wave passes rapidly so having a short break in breathing should not be a problem.
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Steam, no steam. Hell on earth.
You can have my part.
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I think that the colder weather in our state the recent winter made me remember how much I like a hot shower. I imagine that you hardy Finns, up where it’s so bitterly cold, make the sauna a similar escape from the cold. It must be much more so for you.
(Just a note about global warming–despite the colder winter, it’s still not really near the records from the last centuries; I’ve had family and friends say that “no one talks about global warming any more” this winter. I remind them that overall, the trend in the last few decades has been much milder than even the middle aged folks, like me, remember from the 80s and 90s; no one said global warming wouldn’t have variations, but overall in the US, with the warmer winter out West this year, it’s the second warmest on record.).
Yes, although sauna may feel good also in warm environments.The Finnish peacekeepers that served in the Near East and comparable environments used to build a sauna immediately after arriving to their service base. They told that the feeling in the sauna was very different than in the hot environment where they served. The sauna was a possibility for feeling refreshed, especially while drinking something cold.
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That must be an endorphin release of some sort! Neat.
I know that living in a very arid environment in West Africa on the edge of the Sahara, I always looked forward to humidity, when the “bazara” humid winds switched from the north, desert region to coming from the ocean. The relatives from the US could not understand why I did, because humidity in the US seems oppressive; but in dry Africa, the tree leaves would open and become lush, and the rains would often come a month or so after the wind switch in mid April.
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