You Can’t Compete in This World Championship Anymore | Tales From the Bottle
This contest drew in competitors from all around the world, but its bizarre nature was destined to end in disaster.
“The World Sauna Championships were an annual endurance contest held in Heinola, Finland, from 1999 to 2010. They originated from unofficial sauna-sitting competitions that resulted in a ban from a swimming hall in Heinola. The Championships were first held in 1999 and grew to feature contestants from over 20 countries. Sauna bathing at extreme conditions is a severe health risk: all competitors competed at their own risk, and had to sign a form agreeing not to take legal action against the organizers. Notably, the Finnish Sauna Society strongly opposed the event.
After the death of one finalist and near-death of another during the 2010 championship, the organizers announced that they would not hold another event. This followed an announcement by prosecutors in March that the organizing committee would not be charged for negligence, as their investigation revealed that the contestant who died may have used painkillers and ointments that were forbidden by the organizers.”
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@DonnytheDonutDealer
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Of course it was Finland
@JTF-THT
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Man all of you fools calling my people idiots for loving torture don't know jack about nack.
Y'all are boring.
@stryker7774
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Boiling alive challenge
@nerdlingeeksly5192
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
The health benefits for saunas and Ice plunges are that you won't get Alzheimer's when you get old.
Your body releases heat shock proteins that undoes all the damage any potential Alzheimer's causes.
There's a 75-year-old man who has a genetic Quirk that guarantees Alzheimer's and he's the only one in his family who hasn't gotten it due to working in a boiler room for 4 years
@nerdlingeeksly5192
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Let's give ourselves heat stroke and let our brains and muscles break down and see who lasts the longest.
@alemon2367
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
So much Finland slander these past few Qxir videos
@Iriestine
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
❤
@No_True_Scotsman
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
I would win this contest by entering a rock, and say it identifies as human and anyone who questions it is a hateful bigot.
@KGFKGOGKOGOK
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
The competition gives off boxer competition energy, but less exciting
@Mateus_Carvalho
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Guy really wanted that sauna stove, huh.
@Waadeigh
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
getting cooked alive is a man’s job while the woman should do the cooking
@0101-f4d
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Lol, 3D modeller here, you won't make much more money learning 3D modelling than you would in competitive sauna.
@jamesgordon364
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Just go to your local swim night and see how long you can last
@Lozoot2
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Oh ho ho, no, that's steam! Steam, from the steamed mans!
Mmm, steamed mans!
@RedHeadForester
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
I'm never gonna get tired of your animation style and ways of communicating information. A brilliant video as always!
@Andreas10-o1p
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Hi Qxir
Great as usual…
Following your channel a long time now and it's such a pleasure and different to most of the meanwhile typical AI shit.
Have a drink on me if you visit Lanzarote 🥳
@apinakapina
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
As a Finn I found the competition ludicrous bullshit, and indeed antithetical to the spirit of sauna. The slight medical benefits are (probably) real, but sauna is a tradition with spiritual aspects. They may not be as present today, but they're kinda still part of the experience for Finns.
@andrewdowell6474
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
They were both Russian to Finnish first
@LordPenny95
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
A Russian cheating at an event…nahhh that’s can’t be right 😂
@brentv7299
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
A russian cheating. Weird….
@rubberneckinc.8937
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Guy cheated and still lost and died. Epically smart
@ianjames1179
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
If not having any common fucking sense was a crime, the organisers would still be eating porridge now.
@chewy_bucca
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
My father is an ex firefighter and when we were in Japan he and this one old guy were the only ones left when they had a similar challenge there, except they'd also blast air into your face from a giant fan
@moonliteX
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
i have to remind you that finland has more saunas than cars. and it is for a reason.
@moonliteX
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
russia technically wins but ultimately dies wayy more than finland. reminds of some wars?
@aleksandarrudic3694
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
What about that slap contest? I don't know the details, I just remember watching two guys exchanging slaps until one passes out, I've never seen anything so stupid before
@YouStpd
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Most people are actually really stupid. Like this "contest", like "jackass – with knoxville", the slapping contest, the mma…. these are all stupid people that hurt themselves for unknown reason (mostly money, for the same stupid viewers and the lack of intelligence ofc.)
@blemisheddiscgaming6464
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
On holiday, the sauna helps me sweat out the alcohol.
@TheDevourerOfGods
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
If the Brazen Bull was a sport
@hakijsa8706
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
ruSSian and cheating in competition is established synonym…
@ukar69
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
You can recreate this on a lesser scale by being in hospital during a heatwave.
@moonliteX
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
as a finn who have done sauna at least 3 times a week for almost 50 years, i do not appreciate your derogatory tone towards it.
also, finns do not agree that the competition was for crazy people. every time we go to the sauna, it's a bit of a competition . every time.
@luuketaylor
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Some people are just crazy. Moreover I am of the opinion that Carthage must be destroyed.
@paaaatrika
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Couldn't they at least not have it below boiling temps?
@McHeisenburger
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Lobster Simulator 2010
@manuelescobahn7607
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Yeah, this is my hometown. This kinda competition would be fun if not so serious. Would do good for the economy but as you know, somebody needs to die before it ain't for fun anymore.
@KarrierBag
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
Watching / listening to this is making me cringe, so well done on that 100% job done, do I win a t shirt or do I owe you one?
My last t shirt ( I only had one) ended up in a canal along with me and my land rover and I lost my Tales from the Bottle one somehow…… at least there was a copper close by, he dived in and couldn't find it so dragged me out instead, at least he tried I guess, anyhow where was I?
Oh yes, How can people be so bl00dy stupid
To answer my own question, it is because they are stupid.
@aquarius5264
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
this is the most finnish shit i've ever seen
@davidhudson5452
August 29, 2026 at 11:24 am
I just step outside its hot enough for most people