| Grantee | With a team of 3 | Grant sum | Grant period | More info on the project |
| Johannes Peace | from Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, School of Business and School of Arts, Design & Architecture, | €9970 | 2.10.2024-30.2.2025 | Aalto’s new community-built sauna floats on repurposed wind turbine blades | Aalto University |
Located at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus (Otaranta 9), the floating sauna is now open to all, offering a unique space for social connection, cultural exchange, and relaxation. Inspired by Helsinki’s Sompasauna, it provides a place to enjoy the Finnish sauna tradition and, for the bold, an occasional dip in ice-cold water.
The project brought together students from design, business, and engineering, showcasing the power of cross-disciplinary collaboration. It fostered community, raised awareness of sustainable construction, and demonstrated the creative potential of repurposing wind turbine blades — addressing a pressing global challenge.
We’re thrilled to see this pioneering vision come to life — and to welcome everyone to experience it!
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A fun, open doors grand opening event to inaugurate the sauna to the Aalto community aiming to get the community involved with the project, as well as celebrating the opening of a new, innovative sauna design.
Startup Reverlast repurposes discarded wind turbine blades into durable floating docks, the first of which supports a beloved community sauna on the university’s shoreline.
Aalto-born Reverlast is transforming old wind turbine blades into durable floating structures designed to withstand even harsh marine conditions
Volunteers from Aalto Sustainability Club and with the Polytechnic Sauna Society helped build the sauna, and now they are maintaining it together.
See the Reverlast dock and rent the student-maintained floating sauna at Otaranta 9, Espoo.
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