Orimattila´s ice swimmers

Orimattila´s ice swimmers

Photos by Touko Hujanen

In Finland it´s very typical to swim all year round since this is the promised land for lakes and Saunas. Elina made a collection of funky hats and contacted Orimattila´s Ice Swimmers asking if they could use the hats during their once in a week – gatherings. These wonderfully normal & beautiful people said yes without any hesitation and so they swam in the icy lake and took “Löylys” (that is when you throw water into the hot Sauna stove and get hot steam) in a Sauna in between their swimming sessions! What a treat this was to us and so much fun!