From the country which brought the world the oddities of wife-carrying and mobile phone throwing, Finland has once again hosted the sauna world championships.
Home favourite Timo Kaukonen won the men's event by withstanding a sweltering 110 degrees Celsius for three minutes 46 seconds.
He beat compatriot Ilkka Poeyhiae by two seconds.
Russia's Tatyana Arkhipenko took the women's event, braving the heat for three minutes and nine seconds.
The world championships have been held in Heinola, 138 kilometres north of Helsinki since 1999.
This year's event drew 150 competitors from more than 20 countries.
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