a makeshift sauna tent during a month following childbirth. The steam is typically infused with several herbs. It is believed that the sauna helps the new mother's body return to its normal condition more quickly. Recognition Sauna culture has been registered in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity under two entries: "Smoke sauna tradition in Võromaa" in 2014 and "Sauna culture in Finland" in 2020. Engineering and simulation The physical phenomena occurring inside a sauna (heat, fluid dynamics, convection, radiation, etc.) can be modeled in order to study and optimize the design (thermal comfort for instance, avoidance of the 'pain zone' in the sense of the 'Stoll curve', etc.) Journal An international scientific journal about the sauna is currently planned, the International Journal of Sauna Studies, focused on three main themes: health, history and culture, technology and design. See also Notes References Sauna Finnish culture Finnish inventions Finnish words and phrases Rooms Traditional medicine Bathing