FinSteam Sauna Benches

POPPEL 1200 - 1800

Handcrafted from carefully selected wood, FinSteam sauna benches are made for the moments when there’s nowhere else you’d rather be. Clean Nordic design, solid craftsmanship and a naturally comfortable feel make them the perfect place to sit back, throw some löyly and forget the world outside.

Real Wood. Real Craftsmanship. Real Sauna.

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Handcrafted by a carpenter exclusively for FinSteam FRITID sauna tents, POPPEL 1800 brings premium sauna comfort wherever you set it up. Proper seating heights and generous bench depths create such a natural sauna experience that you may forget there is a tent around you.

There is room for 3–4 adults, depending on the backsides involved and how friendly they are feeling. Quick to assemble, easy to take down and built without loose screws or mysterious leftover parts. This is not camping furniture. This is a proper sauna bench.

POPPEL 1800

990.00€

Handcrafted for FinSteam FRITID sauna tents, POPPEL 1600 offers premium seating for up to three adults. Its carefully considered height and generous seat depth provide the comfort of a proper sauna bench, making it easy to forget you are sitting inside a tent.

Every POPPEL bench is designed around quality, usability, durability and clean Nordic looks, but comfort comes first. Quick to assemble, easy to move and solid where it matters. Three people fit nicely. How cosy it gets is up to you.

POPPEL 1600

950.00€

POPPEL 1400 brings proper sauna comfort in a size that is genuinely easy to take along. Compact enough for travelling, yet built with the same focus on quality, durability and comfort as every POPPEL bench.

Its exceptionally sturdy structure and balanced stance provide reassuring stability when correctly assembled on firm, level ground. POPPEL benches are made for real people, including those of us who bring a little more to the bench.

Easy to carry. Solid to sit on. No wobbling when the löyly gets serious.

POPPEL 1400

900.00€

POPPEL 1200 is the perfect choice for two, or for anyone who prefers to enjoy the löyly alone. Its compact size fits neatly into smaller sauna setups without compromising the comfort, stability or feel of a premium sauna bench.

Handcrafted by a carpenter with carefully considered proportions and a beautifully finished structure. Compact, comfortable and made to last. But then again, would you expect anything less from genuine craftsmanship?

POPPEL 1200

850.00€

FINSTEAM POPPEL Handcrafted Premium Portable Sauna Benches People need space to sit, move, throw löyly and climb safely without rubbing against strangers, kicking the bucket or falling face-first toward the heater.
A well-designed bench layout makes the sauna feel calm and spacious. A badly designed one turns every session into a sweaty group exercise where nobody knows whose knee is touching what.
Sauna benches are much more than seating. Their height, dimensions, construction and materials directly affect safety, comfort and how evenly heat and löyly are experienced throughout the body.

Quality benches should be stable, comfortable against bare skin and correctly positioned in relation to the heater and ceiling. When the benches, heater, ventilation and sauna room work together, they create a balanced and enjoyable sauna experience.
What Makes Sauna Benches Safe and High Quality? Better Löyly Starts with the Right Bench Height Hot air rises while cooler air remains near the floor. If the benches are too low, the bather’s head may be exposed to intense heat while their feet remain cold.

In traditional wood-burning and electric saunas, the foot bench is generally positioned at or above the top of the heater stones. The final height must always be determined according to the heater design, internal sauna height and manufacturer’s instructions.
Recommended Bench Dimensions Upper bench to ceiling: 1000 - 1200 mm
Distance between upper and lower benches: 400 – 450 mm
Upper bench depth: 500 – 650 mm
Lower bench depth: 300 – 450 mm
Seating width per person: 500 – 600 mm
Bench length for lying down: +1800 mm
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A Sauna Bench Is More Than Just a Seat A Beautiful sauna bench can still be dangerous The biggest mistake you can make when building or buying a sauna is choosing the wrong kind of benches and getting their dimensions completely wrong. If you sit in entirely the wrong part of the sauna, you cannot blame anyone else when your sauna experience turns out to be complete shit. People often sit fairly close together in a sauna, and that is part of the experience. However, sauna Tetris is not recommended. If bathers have to squeeze, twist or wedge themselves between other people and a hot heater, the bench is too small, increasing the risk of a serious accident. Plan capacity for the people who will actually use the sauna, and leave enough room for everyone to sit, move and enjoy the löyly safely. Heat and steam rise. If the bench is too low, you may end up sitting below the best löyly zone, merely warming your ankles while the proper heat hangs uselessly above your head.

Get in Touch With Us Our pickup warehouse is open by appointment only.

Please call or email us if you would like to book an appointment for a FinSteam sauna or gas sauna heater demonstration, or if you are coming to pick up your order.
How to find us M.Proyecto / Saunística
C.Miguel Hernández 3
29120 Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga
Contact +358 40 737 3127
+34 656 87 49 38
toni@saunistica.com
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