Welcome to the world’s largest sauna event

“I am more comfortable bathing naked, regardless of who I am with”, writes author of Sweat, Mikkel Aaland. But that doesn’t go for everyone.

We're thrilled to introduce the official International Sauna Congress 2026 sauna hat — a limited edition piece of wearable congress history, crafted exclusively for ISC26 attendees.

Here's the best part: if you're coming to ISC 2026, you don't need to worry about postage. Pre-order your hat now, and it'll be waiting for you when you arrive at the congress in September. Easy!

We're excited to announce that Sauna Channel is joining the XIX International Sauna Congress this September in Oslo as an official partner. 

The American production company has spent the last several years documenting sauna and bathing cultures around the world, and will now bring that work directly into the congress — screening films inside the Árdna sauna at SALT, premiering a new documentary about the Norwegian badstue boom, and producing a short film for the grand opening ceremony at Oslo City Hall.