Memorable hot tub moments

Kirami |Sanna Wikström and Valtteri Heiskanen, the driving forces behind the wellbeing brand "Hidasta elämää", enjoy themselves in the Kirami hot tub.

 

Who? Sanna Wikström and Valtteri Heiskanen, the driving forces behind the wellbeing brand "Hidasta elämää", their 14- and 9-year-old children and the former shelter dog Maggie.

Where? In Lusi, a district of Heinola, by the lake Ala-Rääveli

What kind of place? A holiday home (about 100 m² + sauna building) completed in 2020, built on the site of old smaller buildings.

Which hot tub?  Kirami Breezy M (+ LED lighting)

Social media: Sanna's Instagram account is all about wellbeing: @sunnypresentcom

 

 

 

 A rainbow!

While we heat up the hot tub, we enjoy the view over the lake. The sunrays and the light rain play with each other. A rainbow! Swans fly overhead with a roar. Suddenly the whole landscape and the moment seem magical. Just like tens of thousands of years ago, when there is evidence that people walked on this very stretch of land in Lusi, where there was once an ancient sea. Among other things, the oldest wooden object in Europe, a sled runner, was found nearby. We are looking at the same landscape as generations of people did long, long ago. And which many, many generations after us will look at.
It's great to admire the rainbow while filling the hot tub. But what is Maggie the dog admiring? | Kirami
It's great to admire the rainbow while
filling the hot tub. But what is Maggie
the dog admiring?
 

 

The beloved summer cottage

The water surface of the hot tub merges almost seamlessly into the water surface of the lake | Kirami
The water surface of the hot tub merges almost seamlessly into the water surface of the lake.
 

We have designed our summer house site to suit our needs. When we first visited the premises, there were 40-50 year old small log cabins. We analysed how the sunlight moved and how our family could live in the midst of nature, coexisting as seamlessly as possible with the life around us, in the midst of which we were privileged to come. Finally, we replaced the old buildings with new energy-efficient log cabins that blend into the landscape. We planted lawn and flowers in our garden, but we don't try to prevent the surrounding nature - dandelions, coltsfoot and willowherb - from existing. There is room for all. There has to be room for all.

When we were in the final stages of planning the garden landscaping of our summer cottage, the whole family wanted to have a hot tub. Although there is a beautiful lake with excellent water quality, we had already learned that the warm summer days are the only relaxing time of the year for swimming. In the hot tub we could enjoy the natural circle of life, the closeness to nature and the atmosphere created by the ancient sea all year round

 

Placing the hot tub on the shore next to the sauna

We decided to place the hot tub near the shore, next to our sauna building, so that we could also use the lake water for the hot tub. Sitting in the hot tub, you can watch the surface of the water of the hot tub merge almost seamlessly with the surface of the lake and the landscape, reminding us that we are only here for a moment - like so many before us - to experience life and all its wonders. Sometimes with the joyful screams of children, sometimes with melancholy, sometimes in silence.

The hot tub is a great place to slow down and appreciate life with all our senses: This is life here and now!

The children enjoy rainy days in the hot tub, while Maggie is dreaming of her own hot tub | Kirami
The children enjoy rainy days in the hot tub, while Maggie is dreaming of her own hot tub.
 

 

3 tips from our family to enjoy bathing in the hot tub with all your senses:

1. "Rainy days are the best", say the children  
The children want the hot tub to be heated up especially on rainy days, because there is a special atmosphere in it when it rains. "Try holding your ears under the water, then the raindrops make a funny noise!" they say.
Kirami | The children enjoy rainy days in the hot tub, while Maggie is dreaming of her own hot tub.
The children enjoy rainy days in the hot tub, while Maggie is dreaming of her own hot tub.
 
  2. Looking up at the starry sky
The starry sky last winter - we look forward to stargazing from the hot tub in autumn and winter. | Kirami
The starry sky last winter - we look forward to stargazing from the hot tub in autumn and winter.
 
We look forward to stargazing in autumn and winter. So far, we have admired the magical starry sky for a brief moment while ice bathing or dressed in a bathrobe on the terrace of the sauna. In the hot tub you can also take a break in cooler weather to admire the stars and discover constellations.
3. Also consider the scents  
When we were thinking about the place for the hot tub, we decided to have a rose bed next to it so that we can enjoy the scents while taking a bath in the hot tub. Maybe one day we will also enjoy a rose petal bath....
In the hot tub you can enjoy the beauty and scents of the surrounding nature | Kirami
In the hot tub you can enjoy the beauty
and scents of the surrounding nature.
 

 

Have a nice beginning of autumn from the shore of Lake Ala-Rääveli in Heinola-Lusi!

Sanna and Valtteri Heiskanen, the children and the former shelter dog Maggie