Naked in the Nordics

I was talking to my brother about podcasts recently, and he told me about this American podcast that explained how to behave in public. He had it found very strange that it recommended that when in a locker room, one should cover up oneself with one's towel on the way from the actual locker to the shower area, so as not to offend anyone.
For a Dane, the main concerns are not to get the towel wet prematurely and washing yourself well before going in the pool in order not to pollute it and thereby forcing the administrators of the pool to use more of that poisonous, smelly chlorine. We don't really care if same sex people see us naked. If they are offended, it is their problem (a general attitude that applies to many situations amongst Danes). They can just go away.
In some places in the UK people tend to be more shy with their nakedness, which can feel awkward if you are not used to worry, but don't really have an explicit wish to offend anyone either. London seems pretty chilled though, which is nice.
On the other hand, they have mixed sex sauna's over here - and people will wear their swim suits in there! In DK, the sauna is usually in the changing room of the pool and often equipped with signs saying that you shouldn't wear your swim suit in there. It is not hygienic.
In Finland they have it all: mixed sex (gender, that is), nakedness and beer in the sauna. More about the Finnish and the sauna culture in another blog post soon to come.