IKI-Kiuas in Shanghai World Expo 2010

IKI-Kiuas Ltd. has designed a special electric saunaheater, IKI CUBE, for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The heater consists of 10 different stainless steel cubes which can be placed in almost any form, by allowing a unique set up of the heater in almost any form the customer wants. This allows architects a lot of freedom while designing the saunaroom.The finnish handmade heater is the only of a kind in the whole world.

IKI CUBE has in total 28kW power and 550kg of finnish saunastones. The large amount of
stones guarantees a hefty oxygen-rich sauna experience, plenty of heat for those who like it
hot and moist enough for everyone else to enjoy and relax in. The heater is surrounded by
optical fibre lights manufactured by Cariitti.com, yet another finnish pioneer specialized in
sauna lighting.

The sauna is located in the VIP area of the Finnish Pavilion being the only sauna in the entire World Expo area.

Press release World Expo 2010 (pdf)

Shanghai Expo 2010

World EXPO 2010 Shanghai China will be held from May 1 to October 31, 2010 and last 184 days. The estimated number of visitors is 70 million, including about 5.5 million foreign visitors. EXPO aims to attract some 200 countries and international organizations as exhibitors. The scale of this event will be the largest in the history of EXPOs. The venue covers over 320 hectares in the heart of the Shanghai metropolis. The main theme is Better city, better life.

Kirnu

The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is called “Kirnu” (“Giant’s Kettle”). Designed by a team from Helsinki-based architect's office JKMM, Kirnu won first prize among 104 entries in the design competition, which was announced in May 2008. The results were made public in October 2008 in Helsinki. The planning started immediately, and construction began in April 2009, with the pavilion due to be completed in April 2010. The head designer of the pavilion is architect Teemu Kurkela. Below is a description of the Kirnu concept as seen by the architect.

Finland's Expo sites: http://www.finlandatexpo2010.fi/shanghain_expo
Official Expo 2010 sites: http://en.expo2010.cn

The sauna is located in the VIP area of the Finnish Pavilion.

Cube IKI 28 kW, max amount of stones 550 kg.