About that time we won the Kimberley BC "Business of the Year" Award during our first year in business!

We launched Kamu Sauna in December of 2022 and, as any new business owner would know, the first year of a new small business is always such a whirlwind—we felt like we were between so many worlds and juggling a hundred things at once. There were two things we always remained focused on however:

1. Building Sauna culture first and foremost, and
2. Working directly with Community and local folks to respond to needs.

The result after our first year was, what we thought, a solid foundation to continue building upon. With Juho being from Finland, to build authentic and meaningful Sauna culture in the East Kootenays means so much to us. And it seems - Sauna means a lot to our local Community of Kimberley BC also.

In March of 2024, we were shocked to have been awarded the most coveted-of-all-small-town business awards, the 2023 "Business of the Year Award" by the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce! We are still so stoked and incredibly grateful for the Kimberley Community to rally around us in this way. Entrepreneurs sure know how challenging the starting of a business can be, especially one as personal as Kamu is to us. Stuff like this can be really validating that we are on the right path. With immense gratitude.

What now? Well we've got exciting things ahead - stay tuned on all our updates by subscribing to our newsletter or following us on Instagram. We love having you as part of the Kamu Sauna Community!

THANK YOU! KIITOS PALJON!

Huge thanks to the entire Community of Kimberley BC for honoring us for Kimberley BC's 2023 "Business of the Year Award." Big congrats to all the nominees - Kimberley has such incredible businesses, and we feel so grateful to be in such great company. See you in the sauna soon!

​- Juho + Becky Pelkonen

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To see an article by the Kimberley Bulletin about the event, see here.

To learn more about the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce, their members, and all the good work they do, see here.