Finland - Leisure - Ice swimming

Portrait of a man wearing a woollen hat, surrounded by steam, after going ice swimming at the small lake of Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it. In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.

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Portrait of a man wearing a woollen hat, surrounded by steam, after going ice swimming at the small lake of Vuorilampi, Jyvaskyla, Central Finland. Ice swimming takes place in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires a hole cutting in it. In Finland, the ice swimming tradition has generally been connected with the sauna tradition and it is not seen as an ascetic or religious ritual, but as a way to cool off rapidly after staying in the sauna and as a stress relief.