‘I’ve never felt such a skin-zinging feeling of being alive’: my year of swimming in Nordic seas
Dipping in the freezing waters of Scandinavia, Greenland and Finland was life-changing – and full of warmth thanks to saunas, hot springs and like-minded people
TL;DR
- The author sought to overcome burnout by spending a year swimming in Nordic countries.
- The experience involved dipping into freezing waters in locations like Bergen, Helsinki, Arctic Norway, Oslo, and Greenland.
- Swimming was often combined with saunas, hot springs, and connecting with other swimmers.
- The practice helped the author feel more alive, connected to nature, and discover her resilience.
- The journey is documented in the book "The Year I Lay My Head in Water: Swimming Scandinavia in Search of a Better Life".