Jaakko Piipponen, Seattle’s unofficial Finnish ambassador of sauna, has thoughts on American sauna culture.

The opinionated Piipponen — who grew up in Finland (sauna’s birthplace) — will share his wry observations about how the global embrace of sauna culture has warped his country’s native pastime in a fireside chat entitled “ Sauna Won’t Make You Live Longer. It Might Make You Happier ,” one of the many off-sauna offerings at the second edition of Seattle Sauna Festival ( Nov. 7-8 ) at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard.

The two-day event promises at least a dozen outdoor saunas, plus cold plunge tubs, open throughout both days.…