Valtteri Rantala is the co-founder of the West Coast Sauna Summit. He is also the CEO and Founder of The Finnish Sauna Co. - a Vancouver-based Sauna company that brings authentic outdoor sauna experiences to people. Valtteri is also a Managing Partner at the iconic Aerth Saunas.​

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You can say that Valtteri is a pioneer of sauna culture on the West Coast. He built a thriving sauna business, The Finnish Sauna, well before sauna was as popular as it is now. Valtteri is also one of the first cold plunge facilitators in the Vancouver area, helping to shape how we utilize natural elements of heat and cold for stronger connections and healthier communities.  ​

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With West Coast Sauna Villages, Valtteri brings his years of sauna building and cultural stewardship into customized sauna experiences.

So that we can build stronger communities, together.

Linda Helistö is the co-founder of West Coast Sauna Summit. She is also the founder of Balthén, a creative studio that creates marketing that moves both business and culture forward. 

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Born and raised in Finland, sauna has always been a place of unwinding and coming back into her body. A place where she can slow down, hear a bit clearer again, and go and have fun with her people.

With West Coast Sauna Villages, Linda hopes to move the sauna culture in Canada. She is especially excited about new ways of introducing sauna in North America, finding creative inspiration from the long history of sauna bathing, expanding sauna to new areas and partners, and helping sauna entrepreneurs bloom.​​

Hadi Ali is the Managing Partner at the West Coast Sauna Summit. With a background in Marketing and Operations, Hadi helps sauna operators thrive through strategy, processes, and creative community-building. 

After years in the advertising agency world, Hadi brings together a unique understanding on building sauna operations from the bottom up and creating marketing that gets people on to the benches. Through her company, Hadi has supported sauna operators on launching their businesses and creating the needed operational systems for business to bloom.

Moving from Alberta to the West Coast, Hadi found a deep connection to the people, culture, and lifestyle here—especially through sauna. She is passionate about bringing sauna culture into the spotlight and helping it flourish across Canada.