An old public bath in Hietalahti

An old public bath in Hietalahti

A single-storey wooden building housing Vanha kylpylaitos with the masts of sailing vessels in the background and wasteland where children are sitting on a rock in the foreground.

The first known public saunas were in connection with public baths such as Vanha kylpylaitos in Hietalahti, pictured, established in 1821, and Langéenin kylpylaitos in Siltasaari.

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A washerwoman dressed in a white coat soaping up the back of a man lying face down. There are white tiles and a sign with the text “Using soap in the sauna or going to the sauna covered in soap is strictly prohibited” in the background.

Public saunas

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Helsinki City Museum / E.A. Rosenbröijer

Period

1892

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