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Steaming wooden interior of a traditional Russian banya with birch branches and hot stones
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Russian sauna temperature: what a banya actually runs at

A Russian banya runs 160 to 212°F (70 to 100°C) with 40 to 60% humidity. Learn the exact temps, why they differ from Finnish saunas, and how to use one safely.

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