Australian Home Beautiful

BLUE ALLURE

Asauna is not a feature you would usually spot in the backyard of an eastern suburbs Sydney home, just a few minutes walk from the beach. Yet, for Finnish-born homeowners Minka and Tomi, this was an outdoor must-have in the home they bought four years ago for their family. “For Finns, saunas are really important,” says Minka. “Finland has five million saunas for a population of 5.5 million.”

Yet, this sauna – and the landscaped oasis it sits in – is

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