Solhem Sauna

Solhem Sauna at 838 Turner Hill Road in Moretown, Vermont is both one of Vermont’s most historic custom sauna businesses and an enduring testament to the Finnish sauna tradition in New England. Founded by builder and Finnish-American sauna purist Nils Shenholm — who grew up in Vermont with his Finnish grandparents’ sauna traditions and has been designing and building custom wood-fired saunas since the 1980s — Solhem Sauna operates as Vermont Log Sauna Company, offering custom-built traditional Finnish saunas for residential and commercial clients throughout New England.

Shenholm’s philosophy is uncompromising: wood-fired heat is the most authentic and effective sauna experience, and the connection to the outdoor landscape — ideally near water — is central to the sauna tradition’s therapeutic and cultural meaning. Every Solhem sauna is designed with windows to maintain that connection to the natural world, and Shenholm’s sauna kits and custom builds have been installed on lakeshores, in mountain retreats, and at resort properties across Vermont and the Northeast. With decades of experience, a board position at the North American Sauna Society, and a reputation for craftsmanship that clients in Greensboro, Walpole, and throughout the region consistently praise, Solhem Sauna represents the authentic Finnish sauna tradition at its most Vermont-rooted.