Finland - Leisure - Ice swimming

A portrait of a man after ice swimming at Luonetjarvi lake, Tikkakoski; 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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A portrait of a man after ice swimming at Luonetjarvi lake, Tikkakoski; 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.