“I don’t think people could hold there more than five minutes in this water, especially with clothes on,” he added. It was very good luck this floating sauna was nearby.”

The sauna boat happened to drift by soon after the Tesla ended up in the water, Oslo police said.

Photos show people on the vessel with towels around their waists pulling the passengers out of the water.

“One of the guests came running and told me a car had landed in the water. I accelerated to full speed in the direction of the people,” the sauna boat’s skipper, Nicholay Nordahl, told Norwegian newspaper VG.

“With the help of two guests, we pulled them up. They were able to warm up in the sauna,” he added.

    • @[email protected]
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      461 year ago

      At the beginning of the pandemic, Finns celebrated the news that alcohol and high heat killed the virus …

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          Can confirm. It was pretty much business as usual in Finland while the rest of the world was doing something called “lockdown” and taking special precautions, such as keeping the distance of at least 1 alligator between you and everyone else.

    • @corus_kt
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      71 year ago

      Basking in the sauna at sunset in the bay is now in my bucket list

      • @Z4rK
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        71 year ago

        They are plentiful and for rent in Oslo; you can join strangers or book one for your party of guests.

        It costs around $18 for a single ticket, or $10 if you’re a member. $250 to rent a floating sauna with room for 12, and options for smaller / larger. All sessions for two hours.

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      51 year ago

      Saunas, universal single payer healthcare and 73 different ways to eat herring. Sincerely, am Scandinavian.

      • @raynethackery
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        31 year ago

        Do you have stories of The Great Herring War?

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          01 year ago

          Unfortunately, that was before my time.