‘After Congress’ at Pust Oslo
Sunday 27 September · 12:00–18:00
What better way to end the congress than in the sauna and around the fire?
The sauna and the fire have something fundamental in common: people gather around them. They create warmth, conversation and connection. At Pust Oslo, we bring these elements together.
Our vision is to bring Sámi, Norwegian and Nordic traditions into a living, contemporary setting. From the árran and the gamme as a place to gather around the fire, to the old Norwegian smoke sauna tradition and today’s Nordic sauna culture — we want cultural heritage to be experienced and used, not simply put on display.
We invite everyone still in town to spend the final day with us at our brand-new sauna platform — moving between the fire, the sauna and the fjord.
The platform and fire will be open throughout the day, so you’re welcome to simply come by, spend time with us and meet fellow sauna people. Around the fire, we’ll serve warm reindeer broth and forest tea — a simple way to bring our bodies back into balance after a Saturday night with sauna people.
Our saunas will be open during the two sessions below. Sauna capacity is limited and must be booked in advance. If you’ve had enough sauna for the weekend, you’re more than welcome to just come by and hang out around the fire.
Program:
12:00–14:00 · Traditions meet the contemporary
With Eystein Talleraas from Vuogas and Andreas Joki Arild from pust
Eystein is an architect, artist and PhD Research Fellow at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). Together with Joar Nango, he runs the art and architecture studio Vuogas, exploring architecture, public space and Sámi perspectives through contemporary artistic practice.
Andreas Joki Arild is co-founder of pust.
Together we’ll explore how traditions, materials and ways of gathering can find new expressions in contemporary sauna culture.
15:00–17:00 · Smoke Sauna
With Kimmo Raitio, a Finnish sauna sherpa who has played an important role as an advisor in the development of our new public smoke sauna in the heart of Oslo.
An opportunity to experience one of the oldest forms of Nordic sauna culture — not as something from the past, but as a living tradition.
