Tampere (Trailer)
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Travel, Independent, Documentary
In Tampere, the Sauna Capital of the World, host Francis Mathews travels through the city’s sauna culture to understand what makes Tampere worthy of its title. From public saunas to local traditions, the film explores how sauna shapes daily life, identity, and community in Finland’s sauna capital.
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