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🇫🇮 Finland · Traditional

Vihta / Vastaヴィヒタ／ヴァスタ（白樺の葉叩き）Vihta (west) / Vasta (east)

A Finnish sauna practice using a bundle of branches, often birch. Accounts include scent, steam and regional differences in use.

Traditional massageRelated therapy

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Origin
🇫🇮 Finland
Era
Traditional
Classification
Traditional massage / Related therapy
Techniques
Herbal / Heat / Percussion
Practitioner body parts
Tool
Medium
Herbal
Clothing
Clothed
Setting
Bath / water
Also known as
Vasta · Birch whisk

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Related forms and lineages

Related reference entry: Finnish Sauna Massage

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